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…On the issue of interest, under section 26 of the Civil Procedure Act (Chapter 21 of the Laws of Kenya) the court has discretion to award interest but such discretion is to be exercised judiciously bearing in mind established…

…In this case the principle to be applied is that interest on special damages is from the date of filing suit.…

…Considering the number of applications and costs involved and the interest charged, the appellant has to be satisfied that the figures are correct before he can firmly submit that judgment was entered for Kshs 68,477.25.…

…I think it is worthwhile to indicate to the appellant that so long as the … remains uncertified it becomes more costly in the end as the interest would have increased.…

…What the defendant may have wanted was to set aside the judgment of Scriven, J declaring an overriding interest. But having failed to achieve that before Scriven, J then he would have to fail before Porter, J.…

…It was not that Scriven, J had doubt, so much as that he left it to the registrar how the latter should register the overriding interest.…

…Cap.21 Laws of Kenya and Order 51 praying for the substantive orders that the court to amend the arithmetical error in the judgment and the court to extent the time within which the sum calculated is to be deposited in an interest…

…That it is in the best interest of justice, fairness and expediency in all circumstances of the case that this application be allowed considering the error was not deliberate. 3.…

…Section 30 of the Registered Land Act provide for over riding interest not to be noted in the register. Section 28 preserves the rights of a proprietor not liable to be defeated except as provided in the Act.…

…It is a proviso that is commonly applied where brothers or relatives are entitled to or have an interest in land but only one of them particularly the senior member of the family is Simon Odinga v Charles Sande the registered…

…For the foregoing purpose interest of justice, it is desirable that the case be re-retried before some judge. It follows that the convictions are queried and the sentences set aside.…

…I think that a court of equity, will not normally withhold the remedy of specific performance from an applicant seeking to enforce a contract relating to land or interest in land unless there is anything in the contract or…

…Furthermore, the 2nd Defendant not being an innocent purchaser for value, acquired title to that land, whatever interest it was, subject to the overriding interests of the Plaintiff over the said land to which he was aware…

…admits that he had a transaction for the transfer of the land in dispute to the applicant predecessor in title and that the transaction occurred in 1979; if this was so then in effect the respondent is saying that he had no interest…

…admits that he had a transaction for the transfer of the land in dispute to the applicant predecessor in title and that the transaction occurred in 1979; if this was so then in effect the respondent is saying that he had no interest…

…Civil suits and proceedings relating to the title to or the possession of, land, or to the title to a lease or charge, registered under this Act, or to any interest in such land, lease or charge, being an interest which is…

…The appellants claimed that under Luhya customary law and before the land adjudication, they were, and still are beneciaries and /or have benecial interest in the said piece of land Bunyala/Namirama/196. 4.…

…s were infants or not yet of age to claim or own land, the second defendant permitted the rst defendant to take possession and user of nearly all the land now in question and continues to use it to the exclusion of the interest…

…The respondent further in his affidavit claim that it is unfathomable that the applicant can seek injunctive orders against myself, yet he is protecting the interest of his grandchildren who are orphans.…

…Is the applicant entitled to obtain an interlocutory injunction against the interest party? The provisions for are laid out in Order XXXIX of the Civil Procedure Rules.…

…They include interest, commission, fees, charges and costs.…

…The principal moneys and interest secured became immediately payable and fall due to be discharged without demand under its clause 11 if, among other things, the company commits a breach of the covenants in the debenture.…

…They include interest, commission, fees, charges and costs.…

…The principal moneys and interest secured became immediately payable and fall due to be discharged without demand under its clause 11 if, among other things, the company commits a breach of the covenants in the debenture.…

…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…

…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.…

…Her judgment was against the defendants jointly and severally in the sum of Shs 67,802/- as claimed together with Shs 9,477/- as general damages plus interest and costs.…

…The plaintiff will also have interest on the amount awarded calculated as from the 29th of April, 1991 when the learned Senior Resident Magistrate granted the orders as prayed.…