Muri Mwaniki & Wamiti Advocates v Edward Ndegwa Gakuru & 1 other

Muri Mwaniki & Wamiti Advocates v Gakuru & another (Civil Miscellaneous Application 57 of 2017) [2026] KEHC 817 (KLR) (26 January 2026) (Judgment) Neutral citation: [2026] KEHC 817 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT NAKURU CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION 57 OF 2017 JM NANG'EA, J JANUARY 26, 2026 BETWEEN MURI MWANIKI & WAMITI ADVOCATES ...................................... APPLICANT AND EDWARD NDEGWA GAKURU ................................................... 1ST RESPONDENT BEATRICE NJERI NDEGWA ...................................................... 2ND RESPONDENT JUDGMENT 1. For the court’s determination is the Applicant’s Notice of Motion dated 18th August 2025 for orders as hereunder;1. That judgement be entered for the Applicant against the Respondents for the sum of Kenya Shillings Two Hundred and Thirteen Thousand, Nine Hundred and Twenty Two (Kshs. 213,922/=) in costs certified by the Deputy Registrar on 9th June 2023. 2. That the sum of Kshs. 213,922/= in costs be paid with interest at the rate of 14% per annum from 17th April 2017 being the date one (1) month after the service of the bill of costs on the Respondents, until payment in full pursuant to paragraph 7 of the Advocates (Remuneration) Order, 2009. 3. That the costs of this application be awarded to the Applicant/Advocate. 2. The Application is supported by grounds set out on the body thereof as well as affidavit evidence of Martin Mwaniki Advocate. In a nutshell, the Applicant’s Law Firm claims the stated sum on the basis of an Advocate-Client Bill of Costs the Deputy Registrar of this court taxed on 9th June 2023. 3. Return of service of the Application upon the Respondents is filed but no reply has been made. The Application is therefore deemed as unopposed and is hereby allowed as prayed. https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2026/817/eng@2026-01-26 1

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