Ochoki & Company Advocates v Evans Nyangau Omanga

Ochoki & Company Advocates v Omanga (Civil Miscellaneous E008 of 2024) [2026] KEHC 1920 (KLR) (13 February 2026) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2026] KEHC 1920 (KLR) REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT NAROK CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS E008 OF 2024 CM KARIUKI, J FEBRUARY 13, 2026 BETWEEN OCHOKI & COMPANY ADVOCATES ................................................. APPLICANT AND EVANS NYANGAU OMANGA .......................................................... RESPONDENT RULING 1. The matter before court by Notice of Motion dated 10/2/2025 seeking the amount Kshs. 299,382/ = taxed Deputy Registrar and certified as amount taxed on costs for the applicant be entered into a judgment to enable the enforcement and recovery of the same. 2. The pleadings by the Respondent raise the issue of procedure of conversion of costs taxed by the Deputy Registrar. There is no application impugning the Deputy Registrar Ruling on costs nor the certificate of taxation. The procedure for conversion of costs into a court judgment is stipulated in the law. 3. The process of converting costs of a suit to a judgment and decree in Kenya involves several steps, including the assessment of costs, the court's decision on costs, and the issuance of a decree. Here is a simplified overview of the process: 4. Assessment of Costs: The court assesses the costs payable to the defendant/decree-holder, which may include party-to-party costs, application fees, court fees, court attendances, and a decree and certificate of costs. 5. Court's Decision on Costs: The court may agree on the costs payable, fix them before the decree is drawn, certify them by the registrar, or tax them by the court. 6. Issuance of Decree: Once the costs are determined, the court issues a decree and certificate of costs to the defendant/decree-holder. https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2026/1920/eng@2026-02-13 1

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