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…I agree with the defence submission that no special damages were pleaded in the plaint and as such no such special damages can be awarded.…

…He must therefore have suffered substantial damages for which he should be adequately compensated.…

…General damages were assessed at Kshs 300,000.00.…

…The court assessed general damages as Kshs 250,000/-.…

…and Kshs 73,000/- as general damages plus costs of the suit and interest.…

…He also argued that the damages awarded in the case were exorbitant.…

…General damages for pain suffering and loss of amenities assessed at Kshs 150,000/-.…

…The court awarded Kshs 180,000/- as general damages, cost of future treatment KShs. 28,000/- and special damages of Kshs 650/- total Kshs 208,650/-.…

…MUSILU & ANOTHER HCCC 1202/90 In these cases damages ranged between Shs.250,000/= to Shs. 400,000/=.…

…There was damage for loss of income from the date of the accident to the date of trial.This court thought that such award would be by way of special damages. It could be specificallypleaded and proved.…

…I agree that award of damages must be fair, bearing in mind the previous decisions.…

…I enter judgment for the plaintiff for Kshs 2000,000 for general damages.…

…Restorative justice: to address the needs arising from the criminal conduct such as loss and damages. v. Community protection: to protect the community by incapacitating the oender. vi.…

…The damages to the complainants vehicle are all on the right hand side which shows that the appellant’s story was more acceptable. The complainant is said to have paid Kshs 1,000.00 to the appellant as compensation.…

…S. 339(1) Penal Code under which the appellant was charged reads in pertinent parts: “Any person who willfully and unlawfully destroys or damages any property is guilty of an offence.…

…What this court can properly do, however, is to take proceedings under section 72 (6) of the Constitution and award damages to an offended party.…