Nairobi, July 30 -- The High Court has shielded an asset financier from liability claims following an accident involving a motorcycle under a loan facility.

The court held that banks and motorcycle financiers are insulated from accident liability and cannot be apportioned liability merely because they remain registered owners of financed motorcycles.

The decision came as the court overturned a March 2024 ruling by a Magistrate that had held Watu Nominees Company Ltd jointly liable with a motorcycle rider for injuries arising from a July 30, 2021 road accident.

The court found that Watu had acted only as a financier and exercised no control over the motorcycle's use.

The judgment arose from a suit filed by accident victim George Gichuk...