All templatesREPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE CHIEF MAGISTRATE'S COURT AT MILIMANI COMMERCIAL COURTS, NAIROBI
CIVIL SUIT NO. ________ OF 20____
BETWEEN
UMOJA BUILDERS LIMITED ............................................................ PLAINTIFF
-VERSUS-
WESTLANDS TOWERS MANAGEMENT LIMITED ............................ DEFENDANT
PLAINT
1. The Plaintiff is UMOJA BUILDERS LIMITED, a limited liability company incorporated in Kenya carrying on business as a building contractor in Nairobi, and its address for service for purposes of this suit is care of its advocates, Kamau Njoroge & Company Advocates, P.O. Box 30221-00100, Nairobi.
2. The Defendant is WESTLANDS TOWERS MANAGEMENT LIMITED, a limited liability company incorporated in Kenya carrying on business as a property manager in Nairobi, whose address is [Defendant service address]. Service of summons upon the Defendant will be effected through the Plaintiff's advocates' offices.
3. By a written contract dated 5 January 2025, the Plaintiff agreed to carry out renovation works at Westlands Towers, Nairobi for the Defendant for a contract sum of KES 18,400,000, payable within 30 days of the architect's certificate of completion.
4. The Plaintiff completed the works and the architect certified them complete on 30 June 2025.
5. The sum of KES 18,400,000 fell due and payable by 30 July 2025, being 30 days from the date of the architect's certificate of completion.
6. The Defendant paid the Plaintiff KES 10,000,000 on 15 August 2025.
7. Despite the said payment, the Defendant has refused to pay the balance of KES 8,400,000.
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Plaint / Statement of Claim template (Kenya)
What it is for
Standard civil claim initiating formal court proceedings under Order 4 CPR.
The Kenyan law it follows
- Civil Procedure Rules 2010 — Order 4 rules 1 and 2 (particulars of plaint; verifying affidavit accompanies the plaint; money suits state the precise amount)
- Civil Procedure Rules 2010 — Order 3 rule 2 (documents filed with the plaint)
- Magistrates' Courts Act 2015 s.7(1) — pecuniary jurisdiction
- Limitation of Actions Act Cap 22 s.4 — six years for contract
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This is normally drawn by an advocate, and where it is a court paper, filed by one. The sample shows what the finished document looks like.
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