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Kipchumba v Esata [2025] KEHC 10635 (KLR)
High Court appeal on personal injury quantum reduced general damages from Kshs. 1,000,000 to Kshs. 500,000, while upholding future medical expenses and special damages.
Barasa v Mutisya (Suing through Father and Next Friend James Mutisya Wambua) [2025] KEHC 10296 (KLR)
High Court partly allowed an appeal against personal injury damages, finding the trial award excessive and reducing general damages from Ksh. 1,200,000 to Ksh. 400,000.
Ratemo & another v Muyuka [2025] KEHC 10600 (KLR)
High Court appeal on quantum dismissed after finding no basis to disturb the trial court’s Kshs. 2,000,000 general damages and future medical expenses award.
Mwangi aka Joseph Mwangi Mwati & 2 others v Njuguna Gitau aka Henry Njuguna [2025] KEHC 10654 (KLR)
The High Court upheld a Kshs. 1.5 million award for pain and suffering in a personal injury appeal, finding no basis to interfere with the trial court’s discretion.
Muchiri & another v Mogere aka Michael Ongete Mogere [2025] KEHC 10619 (KLR)
The High Court reduced a personal injury general damages award from Kshs. 1,800,000 to Kshs. 700,000, finding the trial court relied on more severe comparable cases.
Muli v Maina & another [2025] KEHC 10095 (KLR)
High Court appeal on damages from a fatal road traffic accident. The court upheld the dependency ratio but corrected the wage used, reducing and substituting the award.
Laria v HJS (Minor suing through her father and next friend Jumaa Salim Mohamed) [2025] KEHC 10373 (KLR)
The High Court found that the trial Magistrate did not err in the award of general damages for pain and suffering, as the amount of Kshs. 650,000 was not manifestly high or low and was supported by reliable medical evidence indicating permanent disability and ongoing pain. However, the awards for future medical expenses and diminished earning capacity were set aside because they were not specifically pleaded or strictly proved, and the supporting medical evidence was insufficient and not authoritative. The Court emphasized that damages must be based on credible, expert evidence and that award…
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Victoria Engineering Limited v Ngatia & another (Suing as the Administrators of the Estate of the Late John Mbogo Ngatia) [2025] KEHC 10124 (KLR)
The High Court partly allowed a fatal accident appeal, reducing damages for pain and suffering and recalculating loss of dependency using minimum wage and a 30-year multiplier.
Muriithi & another v Mburugu [2025] KEHC 9891 (KLR)
High Court appeal on personal injury damages: general damages were reduced from Ksh. 1,200,000 to Ksh. 700,000, while future medical expenses were upheld.
Janet v Murithi [2025] KEHC 9826 (KLR)
High Court at Chuka dismissed a damages appeal, holding the appellant failed to prove a fracture and that Kshs. 120,000 was not an excessive award.
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