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Kenya National Union of Nurses v Nyamira County Public Service Board [2019] KEELRC 470 (KLR)

[2019] KEELRC 470 (KLR) Employment & Labour Relations Court
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Court
Employment & Labour Relations Court
Case number
470
Citation
[2019] KEELRC 470 (KLR)
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TypeLabor DisputePostureAppeal from a preliminary objectionCoramMathews N. Nduma
Holding

The preliminary objection is dismissed as the matters raised in the present suit were not determined in petition number 54 of 2018 and are not resjudicata.

Facts

A strike was called by nurses against the County Public Service Board, leading to a demand for unpaid salaries. The parties agreed to a return to work formula, but the County Government did not pay the delayed salaries.

Issues

  1. Whether the present suit is resjudicata with petition number 54 of 2018
  2. Whether the return to work formula was adopted as an order of the court

Reasoning

The court found that the return to work formula was not adopted as an order of the court and that the matters raised in the present suit were not the same as those in petition number 54 of 2018.

Outcome

The preliminary objection is dismissed.

Remedies

  • The court directs the respondent to pay all unpaid salaries for the months of July and August 2018 to the nurses employed by the Nyamira County Public Service Board.
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