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Kinyua v Bingwa Savings and Credit Cooperative Limited & others [2024] KECPT 1685 (KLR)

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Kinyua v Bingwa Savings and Credit Cooperative Limited & others (Tribunal Case 49/E081 of 2023) [2024] KECPT 1685 (KLR) (3 October 2024) (Ruling)

Neutral citation: [2024] KECPT 1685 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the Cooperative Tribunal

Tribunal Case 49/E081 of 2023

BM Kimemia, Chair, Janet Mwatsama, Vice Chair, B Sawe, F Lotuiya, P. Gichuki, M Chesikaw & PO Aol, Members

October 3, 2024

Between

Leonard Karimi Kinyua

Claimant

and

Bingwa Savings and Credit Cooperative Limited & others

Respondent

Ruling

1. The matter for determination is Respondent’s Bill of Cost dated 28. 8.2023. The matter was withdrawn by the Claimant with costs.

2. The Claimants did not file any response to the Bill of Costs. We therefore tax the Bill of Costs as per Schedule II Advocate Remuneration Order as follows:i.Item 1 taxed at Kshs. 35,280/= since it was a Defence of a matter that cannot be ascertained.ii.Items 2,3,5 are taxed at NIL while item 4 is taxed at Kshs. 1400/-.

3. The Bill of Costs is therefore taxed at Kshs. 36,680/=.

RULING SIGNED, DATED AND DELIVERED VIRTUALLY AT NAIROBI THIS 3RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 2024. HON. B. KIMEMIA CHAIRPERSON SIGNED 3. 10. 2024HON. J. MWATSAMA DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON SIGNED 3. 10. 2024HON. BEATRICE SAWE MEMBER SIGNED 3. 10. 2024HON. FRIDAH LOTUIYA MEMBER SIGNED 3. 10. 2024HON. PHILIP GICHUKI MEMBER SIGNED 3. 10. 2024HON. MICHAEL CHESIKAW MEMBER SIGNED 3. 10. 2024HON. PAUL AOL MEMBER SIGNED 3. 10. 2024Tribunal Clerk MutaiNo appearance by partiesRuling delivered in absence of partiesHON. J. MWATSAMA DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON SIGNED 3. 10. 2024