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…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.…

…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.…

…Mr Justice J S Patel dismissed the application with costs on March 21, 1985 (about 5 1/2 years after it had been filed) because he found it was without merit.…

…asked for and the plaintiff’s suit was dismissed even though the particulars had been supplied before the hearing date of the defendant’s application, and notwithstanding also the plaintiff’s offer to pay the defendant’s costs…

…Fourthly, because of the plaintiff’s offer to pay costs to compensate the defendant for the inconvenience. Costs is the soothing balm which cures most procedural grievances in legal proceedings.…

…I would set aside the decree of the High Court, and substitute therefore an order for payment of damages Kshs 1,500 the price of a new machine, Kshs 2,700 damages for 90 days at the rate of Kshs 30 per day, with costs thereon…

…I would also allow the plaintiff the costs of the suit in the High Court, costs of this appeal together with costs of the notice of grounds for affirming the decision. As Kneller and Hancox, JJA agree, it is so ordered.…

…I would set aside the decree of the High Court, and substitute therefore an order for payment of damages Kshs 1,500 the price of a new machine, Kshs 2,700 damages for 90 days at the rate of Kshs 30 per day, with costs thereon…

…I would also allow the plaintiff the costs of the suit in the High Court, costs of this appeal together with costs of the notice of grounds for affirming the decision. As Kneller and Hancox, JJA agree, it is so ordered.…

…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).…

…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.…

…The application fails and is dismissed with costs.” The aforegoing constitutes the background leading to this reference.…

…The costs occasioned by this reference shall be in the intended appeal in any event. Dated and delivered at Nakuru this 20th day of September 20, 2002 r.s.c Omolo R.S.C OMOLO .....................…

…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.…

…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.…

…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.…

…The appeal is ordered to be struck out as incompetent, with costs to the respondent. Order accordingly. Dated at Nakuru this 5th day of October, 1983. C B MADAN ………………. JUDGE OF APPEAL A A KNELLER ………………..…

…This reference is accordingly dismissed with costs to the respondent assessed at Shs.1,000/=. Dated and delivered at Nyeri this 28th day of October, 1997. P.K. TUNOI .................. JUDGE OF APPEAL A.B.…

…In the end result we dismiss this appeal with costs. Dated and delivered at Nairobi this 1st day of March, 1996. R. O. KWACH ………………………. JUDGE OF APPEAL P.K. TUNOI ……………………….. JUDGE OF APPEAL A.B. SHAH ………………………….…

…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 and costs…

…The consequence of that must be that this appeal fails and we order it to be dismissed with costs. Dated and Delivered at Nakuru this 22nd day of November, 1993 F.K. APALOO …………………… CHIEF JUSTICE J.M.…

…That the costs of this application be provided for. 3. The motion is based on forty(40) grounds and is supported by the adavit of 1st Petitioner Ali Hassan Abdirahman dated 3-11-25.…

…Who should bear the costs. The Petitioner’s counsel in his submissions led earlier and dated 9-12-2025 had also identied the same singular issue as the one calling for determination. 12.…

…There is no merit in this appeal and it is dismissed with costs. Delivered in Nyeri, this 27th day of August , 1984. JUDGE OF APPEAL AG JUDGE OF APPEAL…

…I would make no order for costs. Masime JA. I have had the advantage of reading in draft the judgment of the Honourable Chief Justice and I agree that this appeal ought to be allowed with costs.…

…I would make no order as to costs of this appeal. Hancox JA. I agree with the judgment of Nyarangi JA. The appeal will be allowed with the orders proposed by him. Platt Ag JA (Dissenting).…

…For these reasons, I regret to say that I would dismiss the appeal with costs, and uphold the High Court in the stand it took. April 16, 1986 HANCOX, NYARANGI JJA & PLATT Ag JA…