Nairobi, Jan. 25 -- Insurers have received a reprieve after the High Court ruled that the Small Claims Court cannot hear injury compensation claims arising from road traffic accidents, ending a system they argued forced payouts within 60 days and left them exposed to fictitious claims.

The ruling effectively removes injury-related motor accident claims from the court's fast-tracked system, which hears matters valued at up to Sh1 million.

Insurance companies, through the Association of Kenya Insurers (AKI), had since 2024 pushed back against the inclusion of injury and fatal accident claims in the Small Claims Court, arguing that the simplified procedures and strict 60-day determination timeline denied them the opportunity for proper cla...