JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
1. On or about the 9th October, 2007, Nipher Akalongo Otembo (the deceased) was travelling along Kisumu-Busia road as a fare paying passenger in the appellant’s bus registration No. KAV 066S. The bus plunged into Suo River and the deceased suffered fatal injuries. After obtaining a limited grant of letters of administration, her parents, John Thomas Akalongo and Rose Owango Akalongo, the respondents in this appeal filed a suit in the High Court at Busia and claimed damages. After hearing the case, Muchemi J found the appellant and its driver 100% liable and awarded the respondents a total of Kes.6,600,000/= damages. This appeal is against that award.
2. In its memorandum of appeal comprising 6 grounds, the appellant faulted the learned trial Judge for granting damages to the deceased’s siblings who were not legal dependants of the deceased; and for applying both a multiplier and a multiplicand which had no legal basis and thus ended up making an award that was so i…