HAHN V SINGH [1985] KECA 129 (KLR)
DismissedKenya's Court of Appeal dismissed a Kshs 93,000 accident claim, holding that only strictly proven, reasonable losses get compensated.
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Kenya's Court of Appeal dismissed a Kshs 93,000 accident claim, holding that only strictly proven, reasonable losses get compensated.
A Nairobi court awarded a pedestrian Kshs.2.5 million after a reversing vehicle knocked him down, but cut his claimed expenses because they
A Nairobi court split blame equally in a road accident insurance claim and only awarded half the proved repair costs.
A Nairobi court awarded a driver over Kshs 1.28 million for his written-off car, confirming that an insurance assessor's report can prove th
A Murang'a court awarded a motorcyclist over Kshs. 2.5 million after the defendants ignored the lawsuit, showing skip-defence consequences i
High Court significantly reduced injury compensation, emphasizing that damages must be supported by comparable cases and actual proof of los
A Mombasa court awarded a matatu accident victim Kshs.823,444 after the driver's side offered no evidence, proving that showing up and docum
An insurer recovered Kshs. 335,175 after a rear-end crash in Kenya, but lost part of its claim for failing to prove every shilling with rece
A farmer whose crops were destroyed by elephants won Kshs 800,000 after the High Court ruled that small claims courts can hear wildlife dama
A Bungoma court awarded a road accident victim KShs 195,300, but cut his future medical claim because his doctor never testified to prove th
A Kenyan court awarded damages for land trespass even without proof of loss, but rejected most claimed expenses due to missing receipts and
A Bungoma court awarded an injured motorbike passenger Kshs 209,520, holding that passengers aren't to blame for accidents and both drivers
Landowners lost their trespass claim against Kiambu County because they never called a surveyor to prove the damage happened on their land.
Jubilee Insurance's Kshs 2.5 million fraud counterclaim against a former employee failed because it could not prove the loss with proper doc
A Malindi court ordered 313 squatters off government farmland, awarded the owner Kshs. 33 million, and confirmed registered titles win over
A Kenyan court threw out a Kshs. 200 million lost-income claim because the company pleaded no breakdown, the loss was too remote, and the pr
Kenya's Environment and Land Court dismissed a 27-year-old land claim because the government had acquired the land in 1973 and the claimants
If a client terminates a construction contract early, they may be liable for damages, but you must prove exactly what losses you suffered.
If you are claiming damages for an accident, the High Court can increase your compensation if the initial award was too low or lacked proper
Even if a loan is illegal, you still need strong evidence to win claims for property seizure or damages in Kenyan court.
To claim specific financial losses from a bank, you must clearly state and provide evidence of the exact amount you lost.