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…Consequently, the respondent asked for judgment against the appellant in the form of an eviction order and the costs, and interest on the costs, for having to bring this into court.…

…On July 1, 1974 the appellant registered a caution claiming a purchaser’s interest.…

…together with interest at court rates.…

…(b) Interest on the said sum of Shs 190,956.70 pa from 26th June, 1981 to date until payment in full together with interest at court rates.…

…The amendment also affected prayer (c) in respect of interest under which the appellant now claimed interest on the decretal amount (principal and costs) from February 4, 1983 being the date of repudiation of liability up…

…order interest at such rate as the Court deems reasonable to be paid on the principal sum adjudged from the date of the suit to the date of the decree in addition to any interest adjudged on such principal sum for any period…

…The taxpayer was therefore obliged to pay both recurrent interest and the once-for-all fees.…

…The fees paid for those securities did not produce this advantage any more than interest paid.…

…He clearly had in mind the interest of the 2nd respondent as distinct from that of the 1st respondent. She claimed to have contributed Kshs 1,000/- and yet had not been heard.…

…With no evidence relating to her interest on record there was no foundation to form a basis for any appeal by her.…

…on that sum by virtue of any enactment relating to interest on judgments.”…

…This sum was inclusive of interest at the rate of 12% per annum on the decretal sum with effect from 18th January, 1992. That interest was to continue accruing until payment in full.…

…The defence filed by the state cousel had pleaded a denial of publishing the said words and in the alternative it had pleaded a fair comment made in good faith and without malice upon a matter of public interest.…

…In the circumstances he had, therefore, found that the words complained of were fair comment on a matter of public interest which were honest and free from malice or improper motive.…

…The respondent herein had filed suit in the superior court on 12th April, 1995 against the appellant herein for the recovery of K.Shs. 1,194,330/- together with interest thereon at the rate of 43% per annum from 23rd February…

…The appellant’s position was that there was no agreement between him and the respondent which entitled the respondent to charge any interest on the principal sum and on account of this, the interest claimed by the respondent…

…First it may be applied literally: if a judge is in fact a party to the litigation or has a financial or proprietary interest in its outcome then he is indeed sitting as a judge in his own cause.…

…In that case, the mere fact that he is a party to the action or has a financial or proprietary interest in its outcome is sufficient to cause his automatic disqualification.…

…Notwithstanding this, and the alleged medical condition, the appellant was retired in the public interest, and not on medical grounds, by a letter dated March 21, 1977, with effect from that date.…

…The letter referred to a memorandum written by his counsel, which I presume, had the effect of translating the situation from one of dismissal without rights to one of retirement in the public interest.…

…There is nothing to suggest that Mr Rice’s occupation would indicate another interest.…

…on the part of some other person, whose interest he knowingly and wrongly defeats by that registration.…

…In making his application for my disqualification, Mr Deverell, for the applicant, did not suggest that I had any proprietary or pecuniary interest in this litigation or any actual bias against his client.…

…I am satisfied that there was no such danger in the instant case for the following reasons. (1) I have no pecuniary or financial interest in the outcome of the litigation. (2) I have no proprietary interest in the outcome…

…By a notice of motion made to the High Court under Order XXXV rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules, the respondent applied for summary judgment against the appellant for the sum of Kshs 933,750 together with interest and costs…

…Ashford has, as is clear from the correspondence, divested itself of any interest in the fungicide. If their agents maintain an interest in it, they must do so as agents and without their principal’s concurrence.…

…The appellant’s plaint of May 13, 1980 claimed jointly and severally from the respondents Kshs 131,868.30 with interest at 10% a year from February 1, 1980 until payment in full together with costs and interest at court rates…

…They were all served with summons to enter appearance to this but none did and judgment in default was entered against them on September 22, 1981 for Kshs 164,835.35 with 10% interest a year on it until payment in full with…

…In making his application for my disqualification, Mr Deverell, for the applicant, did not suggest that I had any proprietary or pecuniary interest in this litigation or any actual bias against his client.…

…I am satisfied that there was no such danger in the instant case for the following reasons. (1) I have no pecuniary or financial interest in the outcome of the litigation. (2) I have no proprietary interest in the outcome…

…It is not in dispute that the respondent was unable to service the mortgage and soon fell into grave arrears compelling Daima Bank to demand payment of the principal sum together with interest which stood at Shs.43,269,829.15…

…Daima Bank also counter-claimed for Shs.44,919,216 together with interest at the rate of 4% per month from 30th September, 1997 until payment in full allegedly in respect of an account of overdraft and loan facilities granted…

…She did this in order to protect her interest and the interest of her children. The appellant then brought proceedings in the High Court seeking an order for the removal of the caution.…

…He further claimed interest on each item and the costs of the suit.…

…He then allowed interest on that sum from the date of judgment until payment in full. Mr Muthike raised a number of issues in disputing these calculations.…

…Order XXXV rule 1 reads in part. “1 (1) In all suits where a plaintiff seeks judgement for:- (a) a liquidated demand with or without interest; or (b) ..................................... where the defendant has appeared…

…the plaintiff may apply for judgement for the amount claimed, or part thereof, and interest, or for recovery of the land and rent or mesne profits”.…