{"id":27051,"date":"2021-05-03T16:33:23","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T16:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/?p=27051"},"modified":"2021-05-03T15:27:35","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T15:27:35","slug":"lee-kinyanjui-loses-case-where-his-car-ran-over-pedestrian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/lee-kinyanjui-loses-case-where-his-car-ran-over-pedestrian","title":{"rendered":"Lee Kinyanjui Loses Case Where His Car Ran Over Pedestrian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui has been ordered by the High Court to pay a pedestrian Ksh1 million as compensation for sustaining grave injuries in a road accident.<\/p>\n<p>Reports indicate that a vehicle owned by the governor hit Charles Mugi along the Nakuru-Nairobi highway on December 7, 2010.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Mugi sustained permanent fractures on the right leg and sued Kinyanjui for damages and compensation in order to cater for medical expenses.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Hilary Chemitei ruled that an award of Ksh1 million was appropriate as a result of the tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Taking all the factors into consideration as well as the element of inflation, I find that an award of Ksh1 million would have been appropriate in the circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This should be able to cover at least part of the future medical treatment,&#8221; Justice Chemitei stated.<\/p>\n<p>An initial court ruling had awarded the victim Ksh1.5 million in general damages and another Ksh28,250 as special damages in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Kinyanjui, who disputed the ruling, argued that the Ksh1.5 million meant for compensation was excessive according to the circumstances, saying the amount should not have gone above Ksh700,000.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Mugi supported the ruling affirming that the amount was proportional to the medical expenses he had incurred in the past years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The court has perused the injuries sustained by the respondent. It is not disputed that he sustained a fracture to his femur. The two medical reports by Dr. Kiamba and Dr. Malik are in agreement on the nature and the extent of the injuries.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Obviously the respondent went through a very painful healing process. It appears that at some point the wound had sepsis and fresh treatment had to be undertaken,&#8221; court documents noted.<\/p>\n<p>Chemitei, however, set aside the initial ruling and substituted it with an award of general damages of Ksh 1million. The award on special damages still remained at Ksh28,250.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui has been ordered by the High Court to pay a pedestrian Ksh1 million as compensation for sustaining grave injuries in a road accident. Reports indicate that a vehicle owned by the governor hit Charles Mugi along the Nakuru-Nairobi highway on December 7, 2010. 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