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…We uphold the order of the superior court as to costs in that Court but allow the costs of this appeal as the appellant against the respondent. Orders accordingly.…

…The respondents application was heard and allowed with costs.…

…It is my view that this appeal should be allowed with costs and also costs in the proceedings in the High Court on April 19, 1985.…

…The other complaint is on the taxed costs. The bill of costs filed on November 24, 1988 does not, in my view, appear to have been taxed.…

…Mr Azangalala handed to the court a letter he had written to the deputy registrar, of the Court of Appeal tabulating the figures of claim, costs, interest and payment in this appeal.In that letter he refers to certified costs…

…should compensate him with interest for the improvements he had made on that half he occupied for 18 years and, in any event, he should have his costs and interest on them.…

…The judge said: “… On costs, the plainti has basically lost and the defendant has in fact won. Under the proviso to section 27(1) of the Civil Procedure Act, the court should, therefore award costs to the defendant.…

…In these circumstances, and exercising my discretion as regards costs under section 27(1) of the Civil Procedure Act, I shall not award to the defendant the costs of the suit.” 39.…

…In the respondent’s amended plaint he has merely asked for an order for specific performance and costs of the suit.…

…The appellant will also have the costs of this appeal. Gachuhi JA. This is yet another case involving the Land Control Act (cap 302).…

…The respondent asked that the costs of the appeal should not be awarded today, but that the costs should be ordered to follow the event of the appeal in the High Court.…

…There will be no order on costs today, but the costs of this appeal will follow the event in the High Court. The deposit paid to the Court of Appeal by the appellant will be returned to him.…

…We think that a sum of shs.50,000/= would cater for such treatments and transport costs.…

…As the appellants have had substantial measure of success in this appeal, we would order the respondent to pay two-thirds of costs of this appeal to the appellants.…

…On the basis of this decision, to prevent execution on the wrong property for which judgment was obtained, I would allow the application with costs, and set aside the eviction order dated April 15, 1985. Hancox JA.…

…I would also grant the costs to the applicant. As Nyarangi JA also agrees, these are the orders of this court. Nyarangi JA.…

…In his judgment the trial magistrate found that on a balance of probabilities the appellant failed to prove his case and dismissed it with costs.…

…In the result this appeal is ordered to be dismissed with costs. November 30, 1987 PLATT, APALOO JJA & MASIME Ag JA…

…The applicant shall pay to the respondent, Sule, the costs of this motion which I assess at Shs.10,000/=, such costs to be paid within twenty one (21) days of today’s date; 4.…

…If the applicant should fail to comply with any or all of the conditions stated in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of this order, then in the event of such failure the notice of motion shall stand dismissed with costs and without…

…I would award the costs of the appeal to the appellant. I agree that each party should bear their own costs of the High Court proceedings. Dated and delivered at Mombasa this 22nd day of July, 1986.…

…I would grant the costs of the appeal to the appellant. But in so far as the appellant did not take all the points in the High Court which he should have done, each party will bear his own costs in the High Court.…

…On the basis of this decision, to prevent execution on the wrong property for which judgment was obtained, I would allow the application with costs, and set aside the eviction order dated April 15, 1985. Hancox JA.…

…I would also grant the costs to the applicant. As Nyarangi JA also agrees, these are the orders of this court. Nyarangi JA.…

…As regards the costs, each side has had a measure of success, but the preponderance of success on this appeal has been with the appellant.…

…I would award him 60% of his costs of this appeal, but I would not, having considered the matter, certify for two counsel.…

…Costs to the applicant in respect of this application’” Mr Ghadialy for the appellant, then significantly retorted as follows: “I agree. The suit is premature. I would have liked the costs of this suit”.…

…Costs in the cause”. He further ordered that hearing notice be served on the appellant.…

…This appeal should be dismissed with costs. Dated and delivered at Nairobi this 11th day of October, 1996 P.K. TUNOI …………… JUDGE OF APPEAL I certify that this is a true copy of the original. DEPUTY REGISTRAR…

…I would dismiss the appeal with costs. Kneller JA. I agree. And as Hancox JA does, too, the order of the Court is that the appeal is dismissed with costs. Hancox JA.…

…The appeal should be dismissed with costs. Dated at Kisumu this 6th day of May 1986. A.A.KNELLER ....................................... JUDGE OF APPEAL A.R.W.HANCOX .....................................…

…The appeal, therefore, lacks merit and it is hereby dismissed with costs. Dated and delivered at Nairobi this 14th day of October, 1996. R. O. KWACH ……………………. JUDGE OF APPEAL A.M. AKIWUMI ……………………. JUDGE OF APPEAL A.A.…

…Accordingly, the trial judge dismissed the appellant’s suit with costs. Against that dismissal, the appellant appeals to this court and has put forward seven grounds of appeal.…

…It is for this reason only that I would dismiss the appellant’s appeal with costs to the respondent. JUDGMENT OF Cockar Ag JA.…

…We allow the same with costs to the appellant. Dated and delivered at Nyeri this 16th May, 1996. J.E. GICHERU ....................................... JUDGE OF APPEAL R.O.…