kemc-2026-00558

REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE CHIEF MAGISTRATE’S COURT AT BUNGOMA CIVIL SUIT NO. E013 OF 2025 INTEGRITY SECURITY GROUP (EA) LTD……………….………………….PLAINTIFF VERSUS STEPHEN KAISER SIMIYU T/A SILK SPORTS LOUNGE……………...DEFENDANT RULING 1. This ruling determines the Plaintiff’s Party and Party Bill of Costs dated 17th April 2026. 2. This court has given due regard to the Plaintiff’s Bill of Costs as well as the Defendant’s written submissions on record. 3. The items not permissible under the law and those opposed by the Defendant were assessed as hereunder Value Added Tax 4. Item B was assessed off in line with the holding in Pyramid Motors Limited vs Langata Gardens Limited (2015) eKLR. Filing Fees 5. Item 1 was assessed off since the said item is not provided under schedule 7 of the Advocates (Remuneration) Order (ARO). In any event, there is no evidence on record that the Plaintiff paid his counsel Kshs. 39,062/= for the demand letter. 6. Item 3 was assessed off for want of proof. Service 7. Items 6 and 7 were assessed at Kshs. 2,000/= considering the distance between Bungoma and Webuye, and per schedule 7(6) of the Advocates (Remuneration) Order (ARO). 8. Items 8 – 11 were assessed off since there was no need for the Plaintiff’s counsel to serve the Defendant’s counsel with the hearing and mention notices on those occasions since the Defendant’s counsel attended court on all those occasions. Attendances 9. Item 22 was assessed off since there is no evidence on record of such a sitting taking place. 10. Items 21, 23, and 25 were assessed at Kshs. 1,400/= each per schedule 7(6) of the Advocates (Remuneration) Order (ARO). 11. Item 26 was assessed as drawn since the said item was drawn to scale.

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