Nairobi, May 3 -- On April 2, 2022, three people - Stanslaus Mwanzia Senge, 65, Fredrick Mwangangi Nzuki, 26, and Agnes Koki Mwanzia, 58 - died in a single road accident.

Their families later sued the Board of Management of Kamuwongo Mixed Day Secondary School and Mr John Mwanthi Mwanzia at a magistrates court.

Liability was not contested. By consent, the defendants bore 80 per cent responsibility while the deceased carried 20 per cent contributory negligence. Only the question of quantum - how much compensation should be paid - proceeded to trial.

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