Mbai Waweru Advocates v Kenyan Alliance Company Ltd [2025] KEHC 2530 (KLR)

Mbai Waweru Advocates v Kenyan Alliance Company Ltd (Miscellaneous Civil Application E1095 of 2023) [2025] KEHC 2530 (KLR) (Civ) (6 March 2025) (Ruling)

Neutral citation: [2025] KEHC 2530 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the High Court at Nairobi (Milimani Law Courts)

Civil

Miscellaneous Civil Application E1095 of 2023

NW Sifuna, J

March 6, 2025

Between

Mbai Waweru Advocates

Applicant

and

Kenyan Alliance Company Ltd

Respondent

Ruling

1. This ruling is on the Applicant’s Application dated 30th December 2024. The same which was by Notice of Motion, is for judgment to be entered for the Applicant against the Respondent for the sum of Ksh 170,994/95 in terms of the Certificate of Taxation dated 15th November 2024. This sum being the Applicant’s costs for representing the Respondent in Milimani HC Civil Appeal No. 106 of 2011.

2. There being a Certificate of Taxation, and there being no evidence of the taxation having been set aside, the Application is hereby allowed and judgment is hereby entered for the Applicant/Advocate Mbai Waweru Advocates, against the Respondent/Client Kenya Alliance Insurance Company Ltd, for the said sum of Ksh 170,994/95 in terms of that Certificate. A decree shall issue for that sum.

3. The Applicant is hereby also awarded the costs of this Application, which I hereby assess at Ksh 10,000=.

DATED AND DELIVERED AT NAIROBI ON THIS 6TH DAY MARCH 2025. PROF (DR) NIXON SIFUNAJUDGE