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Court says accident survivor rightly awarded Sh300,000

Kakamega upheld the award of Sh300,000. [iStockphoto]

The High Court in Kakamega has upheld the award of Sh300,000 by a lower court in August last year to a woman who was knocked down by a trailer belonging to the Kyoga Hauliers.

Justice Chirchir Chebet said the award by the Butali Senior Principal Magistrate's Court was commensurate with the severe injuries Miriam Okoddi suffered and should not be revised downwards.

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