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…There will therefore be judgment for the plaintiff against the defendants as follows – (i) Towing charges kshs. 58,000/- (ii) Excess premium kshs. 27,750/- (iii) Loss of User kshs. 980,000/- Kshs. 1,065,750/- (iv) Costs and interest…

…Lion of Kenya Insurance Company Ltd, the respondent hereinafter, filed a suit against Octagon Private Investigations and Security Services, the appellant, claiming from the latter the sum of Shs 913,781/- together with interest…

…by Land committee Officers it had already excised by the said officers …… The plaintiff prays: 1) Judgment against the defendant 2) Costs of the suit 3) To be ordered to move from my land to his one acre land 4) To pay interest…

…However, although under section 3(3) of the Contract Act, cap 23, a contract for the disposition of an interest in land must be evidenced by writing (as under its similar counterpart in the United Kingdom, section 40(1) of…

…superior court against the respondent seeking specic performance of the agreement, an order for the transfer of the plot, and damages for beach of contract in lieu of or in addition to specic performance together with interest…

…He then proceeded: “I note that the plaintiff is unrepresented and that he may have an interest in the piece of land which would appear not to have been sub-divided.…

…adverse possession of the suit land for a period in excess of 12 years and was therefore entitled to the same, the trial judge’s observation as is set out 35 above was that the appellant who was unrepresented may have had an interest…

…The legislation in Kenya and England have the same purpose, and it is therefore of interest to observe how the courts have dealt with the problem, as well as the opinions of the commentators in Halsbury’s Laws of England.…

…The conspiracy indeed may merge with the offence 2.To this general rule there are exceptions, as for instance:- a)Where it is in the interest of justice to present an overall picture, which a series of relatively small substantive…

…It is of interest to note that the appellant's advocate Mr Ondaba in summing up the case, did not mention the baraza aspect of the defence.…

…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 the plaintiff for Sh 763,050/= with interest…

…Mr Justice Schofield awarded Highstone Butty Tongoi Olenja, the respondent plaintiff (Olenja) Kshs 29,320 special damages with interest on them at 12% a year from 20 February 1980 (the date the plaint was filed) to 22 March…

…90% substituted, the finding of the judge of no contributory negligence by Olenja is set aside and one of 10% substituted, the award of Kshs 786,600 general damages reduced to Kshs 619,200, the award of special damages, interest…

…During the pendency of the suit and it will be in the interest of justice to issue an injunction against further development on the suit properties.…