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…The court therefore now proceeds to assess general and special damages. First the special damages.…

…With regard to general damages for pain, suffering and loss of amenities the plaintiff had to spend over a week in the hospital.…

…damages for mental anguish and apprehension of possible arrest for being illegally in Kenya or working without a work permit.…

…He also made submissions for an award of general damages for mental anguish and apprehension of possible arrest.…

…He also assessed the general damages at Kshs 786,600. Add these two sums and the result is Kshs 833,512.…

…The loss of promotion prospects the judge said must form part of the general award for damages.…

…No special damages were proved and no general damages were proved beyond the cost of repairs which the tenant had met. Appeal dismissed. Cases No cases referred to. Statutes No statutes referred.…

…In our opinion, not only was any special damages alleged not proved, nor has any general damages been proved beyond the cost of repairs which the tenant has met.…

…He prays for the special damages, general damages and cost and interest of the suit. 4.…

…In his submissions, the Claimant prayed for general damages of Kshs 3,000,000.00.…

…In Nbi HCCC No 770 of 1984 Appollo Mariika v Kenya Railways Corporation an award of Kshs 380, 000/= was made in terms of general damages for pain and suffering and loss of amenities to the plaintiff whose leg was amputated…

…I have taken all that into account and in my judgment I make an award of Kshs 450,000/= general damages for pain suffering and loss of amenities.…

…PLAINTIFF VERSUS APOLLO BWONYA ORODHO RINAH ORODHO BWONYA EDWARD CHARLES OHARE ………………DEFENDANTS JUDGMENT This is a suit for equitable remedies of injunction and declaration, and, also, for general damages based on an act…

…It cannot be treated as part of general damages in light of the fact that it is specific. The plaintiff did not in any case indicate in her evidence, nor did her son, the amount they spent in that regard.…

…In my own judgment, therefore, I would award him a sum of Shs 750,000/= as general damages for pain, suffering and loss or amenities, on top of which I would add Kshs 13,050/=, being special damages and enter judgment for…

…damages for pain, suffering and loss of amenities.…

…I award in summary General Damages i) Pain, Suffering & Loss of Amenities Ksh.100,000/- ii) Loss of dependency Ksh.140,000 (apportioned as above) iii) Special Damages Ksh. 6,800/- Total Ksh.246,800/- 85% of 246,800 Ksh.204,000…

…Net Ksh.204,000/- Special damages Net Ksh. 5,780/- Net Total Ksh.209,780/- I award the cost of this suit and interest on General Damages from the date of this judgment.…

…The plaintiff is entitled to Pain, Suffering and loss of amenities under the head of General Damages of Ksh.150,000/- as reasonable. The case of Charles Sunguti v.…

…That General damages for Pain, Suffering and Loss of Amenities as assessed at Ksh.150,000/-. I make no award for Special Damages as no proof to this has been given.…

…Mrs Adogo has asked me to award Shs 500,000/= as general damages for pain, suffering and loss of amenities.…

…General damages for pain, suffering and loss of amenities were assessed at Shs 1,000,000/-” I agree with Mrs Adogo that the injuries suffered by the plaintiff in the cited case were far graver though somewhat comparable to…

…, general and exemplary.…

…Taking all the circumstance into account, I consider Kshs 40,000/= as reasonable compensation by way of general damages. Then there is the question of exemplary damages. These are damages awarded punitively.…

…There is a claim for special damages as well as general damages.…

…Mr Onyinkwa insisted that the item for the loss of hire which the appellant claimed fell into the category of general damages. I say unhesitatingly that he was wrong in his submission.…

…What the defendants really are disputing is the claim for general damages and exemplary damages.…

…The plaintiff in her pleading prayed for general damages. It is in the course of the hearing that the question of exemplary damages arose.…

…SUGAR INDUSTRIES LTD.............................................DEFENDANT JUDGMENT In his plaint dated 7th July, 1992 the plaintiff claims the following from the defendant: (a) Special damages in the sum of Shs 1000/- (b) General…

…damages (c) Costs of the suit and interest therein at court rates The plaintiff is Richard Boywa Gor and the defendant is East African Sugar Industries Ltd.…

…Court awarded shs 170,000/- general damages in November 1988 (2 years ago).…

…I would assess general damages at shs 180,000/- less shs 4,500/- already paid making the award at shs 175,500/-.…

…He claims for amongst other things a two months salary in lieu of notice and general damages for wrongful dismissal. He alleges that he was employed by the defendant on 1/6/76 as an assistant machine operator.…

…months salary in lieu of notice which amounts to 2,581.95 shillings special damages plus a sum of 3572/85 worked out on a salary of three months when the plaintiff with diligence would have been able to get employment as general…

…There was also a claim for general damages.…

…The memorandum of appeal contains 14 grounds of appeal but looking at them closely the appellant's complaints relate to: (1) The sum of shs.1,080,000/- awarded as general damages for loss of business. (2) Shs.60,000/- for…

…For these torts he claimed both special and general damages. In paragraph 3 of the defence the first defendant admitted that the second defendant was the agent of the first defendant but denied the alleged torts.…

…Consequently there can be no separate award of damages to the plaintiff under paragraph 7, 8 and 9, and no award of general damages for defamation.…