Determinants of Compensation to Road Traffic Accident Claimants in Kisumu, Kenya

Scientific Study from the year 2013 in the subject Law - Civil / Private / Law of Obligation / Property Law, grade: 76, Moi University (school of business and economics), course: master of business administration, language: English, abstract: The main objective of this study was to establish the determinants of compensation to road traffic accident claimants in Kisumu, Kenya. To achieve this purpose of study, three specific research objectives are addressed. Firstly to determine the effect of ignorance of road traffic accident claimants on compensation, secondly to determine the role of legal proceedings on road traffic accident claims on compensation and thirdly to determine the effect of insurance companies' policies on compensation to road traffic accident claimants. The target population of this study comprise of 2740 respondents drawn from road accident claimants who have filed claims within Kisumu Law Courts, Lawyers and Advocates dealing with such cases in Kisumu, Magistrates and Judges handling such claims in Kisumu and claims managers of various insurance firms within Kisumu. The research utilized questionnaire, FGD and document analysis to collect the data. The data collected was coded and analyzed through inferential statistics to test the hypotheses.

Julius Kipkosgei Ng'arng'ar, born in October, 18th 1973 in Kobujoi, Nandi County, Kenya. He attended Kamimei and Kapsagawat Primary school between 1980 to 1987 and Secondary education at Kapsabet Boys high school between 1988 to 1992. He got his first degree LLB in law from University of Nairobi, MBA from Moi University and LLM law from University of Nairobi. Julius Kipkosgei Ng'arng'ar was admitted as an advocate of high court in the year 2000. He joined Judiciary service commission as a District Magistrate (II) also, he worked as a Resident Magistrate in Mwingi Law Court, Bungoma law court as a principal magistrate, Hamisi Law Courts as a Senior Principal Magistrate, Chief Magistrate at Kisumu Law court. Currently, Julius Kipkosgei Ng'arng'ar is serving as a chief magistrate in Kitale law court Kenya.