REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE CHIEF MAGISTRATE’S COURT AT BUNGOMA CIVIL SUIT NO. E010 OF 2025 CHEGE EVANS T/A SMART SCHOOL ENTERPRISES.……………………PLAINTIFF VERSUS SECRETARY BOARD OF MANAGEMENT FRIENDS BUKEMBE BOYS HIGH SCHOOL………………………………………………………………………….DEFENDANT RULING 1. This ruling determines the Plaintiff’s Party and Party Bill of Costs dated 17th July 2026. 2. Items 3 and 4 are assessed as drawn since the said items were drawn to scale. Instruction Fees 3. The value of the subject matter herein is Kshs. 462,000/=. This matter was settled in a summary manner after the confirmation of the first hearing date. In such instances, Schedule 7 (1) (b) of the Advocates (Remuneration) Order (ARO) provides for instruction fees of 75% of the fees chargeable under item 1(a). Therefore, instruction fees in item 1 will be 75% of Kshs. 65,000/=, which is Kshs. 48,750/=. 4. It is against this backdrop that item 1 is assessed at Kshs. 48,750/=. Attendance 5. The claims for attendance costs of 05/02/2025, 26/02/2025, 01/04/2025, 03/06/2025, and 09/04/2026 are assessed off since neither the Plaintiff nor his counsel attended court on those occasions. 6. The rest of the claims for attendance costs are assessed as drawn since the same were drawn to scale. 7. Item 23 is assessed off since the Plaintiff’s counsel did not attend court on that occasion. DETERMINATION 8. In sum, the Plaintiff’s Party and Party Bill of Costs dated 17th July 2026 is assessed at Kshs. 75,495/=. Read, signed and delivered in open court at Bungoma this 20th day of August 2026 T.O. OMONO
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SENIOR RESIDENT MAGISTRATE In the presence of: C/A: Rioba
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