Small Claims Court Act (CAP. 10A)

Section 21 of Small Claims Court Act (CAP. 10A): Language of the Court

(1) English, Kiswahili or any other appropriate language may be used at any stage of the proceedings of Court.
(2) In all appropriate cases, the Court shall facilitate the use by parties of indigenous languages, Kenyan Sign Language, Braille and other communication formats and technologies accessible to persons with disabilities.
(3) Without prejudice to subsections (1) and (2), records of proceedings before the Court shall be kept and maintained in the English language.

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Section 22 — Record of the Court

The record of a Court shall include— (a) claims and responses filed with the Court by parties; (b) summaries of the facts of the issues in dispute in respect of those claims as determined and recorded…

Section 23 — Filing of claims

(1) Every claim filed with the Court shall commence with the filing of a statement of claim in the prescribed form signed or authenticated by the claimant or authorized representative. (2) Without pre…

Section 24 — Form of statement of claim

Every statement of claim shall contain the following particulars— (a) the name and address of each claimant and, in the case of a representative claim, the name and address of each person represented;…

Section 25 — Response to claim

(1) The Registrar or other officer designated for that purpose shall cause to be served on the respondent a copy of the statement of claim. (2) The respondent shall lodge with the Court a written resp…

Section 26 — Admission of claims

(1) Where the respondent admits any part of the claim, the Court shall record the admission as an order of the Court in favour of the Claimant and thereafter proceed to determine any part of the claim…

Section 27 — Default judgment

(1) If the respondent fails to respond to the claim within the prescribed period, the Court may, either on its own motion or on the claimants application enter judgment for the claimant and order the…