JUDGMENT
Law JA The appellants are the owners of a building in Kerinyaga Street, Nairobi, which in July 1971 had just been built or was nearing completion. The respondents are a firm consisting of three partners who carry on business as chemists, druggists and dealers in pharmaceutical goods. They required space for the storage of their goods and on 30th July 1971, through one of the partners Mr NP Patel, they addressed a letter to the appellants in the following terms:
We refer to the discussions which took place between Mr LB Sanghani and the under-signed whereby it was agreed that our company lease from [the appellants] the ground-floor premises comprising one large showroom of approximately 3000 square feet together with the open paved yard, service passage and amenities, also the basement storage area situated beneath the showroom comprising approximately 5000 square feet to be leased at a total overall inclusive net rental of Shs 7500 with effect from 1st September 1971, for a per…