<?php foreach ($categories as $cat):?>
<img src="/media/uploads/cat/<?=$cat['catimage']?>"/>
<?php endforeach; ?>
$cat_id = 858;
$cats = ORM::factory('category')->where('parent_id', '=', $cat_id)->find_all();
<?
print_r($cat);
die();
?>
$val = reset($cats);
echo $val['catimage'];