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…That, compensation continues to be delayed without any plausible explanation. 7.…

…The respondent may have opted to pursue its claim for compensation in negligence for damages for personal injury in the civil court as an alternative to the statutory compensation mechanism.…

…The Ex-parte Applicants were informed that the MWCC had duly approved the compensation award of Kshs. 5,000,000/= in respect of the deceased.…

…The Respondent therefore owes the Applicant the amount of Kshs5000,000/= as compensation for the injury.…

…court granted on 6 th November, 2025 to the Ex-parte Applicants, Esokon Ewalan and Achua Ewalan to apply for an order of Mandamus to compel the Respondent to pay them Kshs.5,000,000/- recommended by the County Wildlife Compensation…

…The KWS related committee, the County Wildlife Compensation Committee is stated to have failed to pay a claim by the Ex-parte Applicants.…

…award and pay a compensation valued at the ruling market rates: Provided that no compensation shall be paid where the owner of the livestock, crops or other property failed to take reasonable measures to protect such crops…

…[emphasis mine] (6) A person who is dissatisfied with the award of compensation by either the County Wildlife Conservation and Compensation Committee or the Service may within thirty days after being notified of the decision…

…Section 25 of the Act establishes the statutory framework for compensation of persons affected by human-wildlife conflict.…

…award and pay a compensation valued at the ruling market rates: Provided that no compensation shall be paid where the owner of the livestock, crops or other property failed to take reasonable measures to protect such crops…

…Wildlife Conservation & Compensation Committee and approved by the ministerial conservation compensation Committee for death of the deceased persons said to have been attacked and killed crocodiles on diverse dates. 5.…

…The county compensation committee recommended sum of Kshs for each of the applicants after which, the Ministerial Wildlife Compensation Committee validated the award for the statutory maximum of Kshs. 5,000,000.00. 10.…

…The extent of compensation is not more than what has been paid to the insured.” 15.…

…The insurer is entitled to seek compensation from the party who is found to blame for the loss limited to the amount paid to the claimant. 18.…

…The Applicant herein seeks leave to appeal out of time in respect of a ruling of the Chief Magistrate’s Court at Kithimani which upheld a preliminary objection raised by the Respondent against his claim for compensation for…

…Section 25 of the Kenya Wildlife Conservation and Management Act provides a mechanism for the compensation of, inter alia, injuries caused by wild animals.…

…The Applicant herein seeks leave to appeal out of time in respect of a ruling of the Chief Magistrate’s Court at Kithimani which upheld a preliminary objection raised by the Respondent against her claim for compensation for…

…Section 25 of the Kenya Wildlife Conservation and Management Act provides a mechanism for the compensation of, inter alia, injuries caused by wild animals.…

…The Applicant herein seeks leave to appeal out of time in respect of a ruling of the Chief Magistrate’s Court at Kithimani which upheld a preliminary objection raised by the Respondent against his claim for compensation for…

…Section 25 of the Kenya Wildlife Conservation and Management Act provides a mechanism for the compensation of, inter alia, injuries caused by wild animals.…

…The Applicant herein seeks leave to appeal out of time in respect of a ruling of the Chief Magistrate’s Court at Kithimani which upheld a preliminary objection raised by the Respondent against his claim for compensation for…

…Section 25 of the Kenya Wildlife Conservation and Management Act provides a mechanism for the compensation of, inter alia, injuries caused by wild animals.…

…Under section 25(6), the Act has provided for mechanisms through which claims for compensation such as the present one should be channeled and the ex-parte applicant had already invoked the statutory route to compensation…

…proposed by the relevant County Wildlife Conservation and Compensation Committee or the Service.…

…Further, under Section 25 of the said Act, the Respondent, through the County Wildlife Conservation and Compensation Committee, was mandated to verify and assess claims for compensation and recommend appropriate payment in…

…They further submitted that under Section 25(2) and (3) of the Act and Regulation 27(2) of the Wildlife Conservation and Management (Compensation) Regulations, 2017 , the duty to pay compensation lies with the Cabinet Secretary…

…Following the attack, the Applicants applied for compensation by filling and submitting the prescribed claim form provided by the Respondent.…

…In July 2025, payment of compensation in the sum of Kshs.5,000,000.00 was duly approved.…

…The Applicant filed a claim for compensation in June 2015 but to date the 1 st Respondent has failed/refused to pay him any compensation. 6.…

…That the entity which was mandated to pay compensation in such cases is the County Wildlife Compensation Committee (CWCC) which is set up under the 2 nd Respondent and that the 1 st Respondent has no budgetary allocation…

…Mr Khaminwa for the plaintiff argued that the plaintiff was entitled to compensation for the improvements on the plot.…

…The schedule to the Law Acquisition Act contains principles on which compensation is to be determined under the Act.…

…The appellant complains that the compensation awarded him was wholly inadequate and was based on incorrect principles and invites us to increase it.…

…The learned judge put at the forefront of the appellant’s entitlement to compensation, what he called his “loss of dignity”. It is not entirely clear what the judge meant by this.…

…The Applicant herein seeks leave to appeal out of time in respect of a ruling of the Chief Magistrate’s Court at Kithimani which upheld a preliminary objection raised by the Respondent against his claim for compensation for…

…Section 25 of the Kenya Wildlife Conservation and Management Act provides a mechanism for the compensation of, inter alia, injuries caused by wild animals.…

…The Applicant herein seeks leave to appeal out of time in respect of a ruling of the Chief Magistrate’s Court at Kithimani which upheld a preliminary objection raised by the Respondent against her claim for compensation for…

…Section 25 of the Kenya Wildlife Conservation and Management Act provides a mechanism for the compensation of, inter alia, injuries caused by wild animals.…