The High Court has ruled that a person can be legally bound by a contract even without personally signing it, as long as they had authorized an agent to act on their behalf. This clarification arose from a case involving the purchase of a Ksh920,000 lorry engine.

• A buyer is legally bound by actions taken by an authorized agent, even if not physically present.
• The case involved a dispute over a Ksh920,000 lorry engine purchased by a relative on behalf of the buyer.
• The High Court, presided over by Justice Patricia Gichohi, upheld the principle that "he who does anything through another, does it himself."