JUDGMENT OF ASIKE- MAKHANDIA, JA
Road traffic accidents are rampant. It follows that the victims of these accidents will seek compensation in terms of damages from the registered owners and drivers of the vehicles responsible for their pain and loss. In this case, the appellant, Daniel Inyangala Ambetsa sued the respondent, Moses Sigoria Shauri t/a Multibrand Marketing in his capacity as the administrator of the estate of his son, Martin Asira Inyangala, (deceased) who died in an accident that involved the respondent’s vehicle. He sought compensation for the loss he suffered following his death.
The appellant in his plaint sought general damages for pain and suffering, general damages, special damages of Kshs. 37,000, costs and interest. It was alleged that at the time of his death the deceased was 25 years old, of good health single and with no children. He was a boda boda rider earning an average of Kshs. 250 per day which translated to Kshs. 10,500 monthly average.
In his statement of…