Ocharo Kebira & Co. Advocates v African Merchant Assurance Company Ltd

Ocharo Kebira & Co. Advocates v African Merchant Assurance Company Ltd (Miscellaneous Civil Application E057 of 2024) [2025] KEHC 10778 (KLR) (23 July 2025) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 10778 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT BUNGOMA MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL APPLICATION E057 OF 2024 MS SHARIFF, J JULY 23, 2025 BETWEEN OCHARO KEBIRA & CO. ADVOCATES ............................................. APPLICANT AND AFRICAN MERCHANT ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD ............. RESPONDENT RULING 1. The applicant has vide a Notice of Motion dated 12.5.2025, supported by the affidavit of Erick Ntabo of even date moved this court for the conversion of a certificate of costs dated 7.5.2025 for a sum of Ksh 235,575/- to a Judgement of this court. 2. The applicant also craves that the said taxed costs do attract interest at the rate of 14% from the date of filing of the bill of costs. 3. Whereas the said application was duly served upon the respondent on 10.7.2025 as evident from the affidavit of service of Andrew Alwaka sworn on 10th July 2025, the respondent opted not to file any response thereto save for a notice of appointment of advocates. The application is thus unopposed and I allow it and make the following orders:i. The certificate of cost dated 7.5.2025 for a sum of Ksh 235,575/- is hereby converted to a Judgement of this court. ii. The judgement sum shall attract interest at the rate of 14% per annum from the date of filing of the bill of costs, that is on 18.05.2024. iii. The applicant is awarded costs of this application assessed at Ksh 15,000/-. iv. This file is marked as closed. DELIVERED, SIGNED AND DATED AT BUNGOMA THIS 23RD DAY OF JULY, 2025. https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2025/10778/eng@2025-07-23 1

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