[2025] KEHC 8817 (KLR)

[2025] KEHC 8817 (KLR)

The High Court found that the letter dated 24th August 2023 from the respondent did not constitute a waiver of the outstanding debt but rather acknowledged a prior concession and demanded payment of the reduced balance. The principle of waiver was not specifically pleaded, but the court considered it necessary to...

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Citation
[2025] KEHC 8817 (KLR)
Parties
Appellant: Frametech Equipment Limited; Respondent: Office Dynamics Limited
Court
High Court
Court Station
High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Commercial Courts)
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Judgment Date
19 June 2025
Case Number
Commercial Appeal E145 of 2024
Procedural Posture
Commercial Appeal / Judgment
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Judges
BK Njoroge
Legal Topics
Contractual Debt Recovery, Waiver of Rights, Burden of Proof, Appeals on Points of Law
Source Language
english
Commercial and Corporate Civil Procedure Contractual Debt Recovery Waiver of Rights Burden of Proof Appeals on Points of Law

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Parties

Frametech Equipment Limited

Appellant

Office Dynamics Limited

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Commercial Appeal / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the respondent, having waived a debt, could subsequently and unilaterally reinstate the same in contravention of that agreement.

Ratio Decidendi

The High Court found that the letter dated 24th August 2023 from the respondent did not constitute a waiver of the outstanding debt but rather acknowledged a prior concession and demanded payment of the reduced balance. The principle of waiver was not specifically pleaded, but the court considered it necessary to address the issue for finality. The court held that the respondent had already reduced the debt through a previous arrangement, and the appellant was obliged to settle the adjusted amount. However, there was no evidence that the appellant made any payments after the concession. The trial court's findings on fact were not unreasonable or perverse, and the High Court, limited to...

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The appeal is dismissed in its entirety.
  • The respondent is awarded the costs of the appeal to be paid by the appellant.