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Proscovia Vitsengwa v Chairperson,Kenya Railway Corporation Board & 4 others Attorney General (Interested Party) [2019] KEELRC 951 (KLR)

[2019] KEELRC 951 (KLR) Employment & Labour Relations Court
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Court
Employment & Labour Relations Court
Case number
951
Citation
[2019] KEELRC 951 (KLR)
Decided
2 August 2019
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TypeEmployment and Labour RelationsPosturePetition for suspension of staff restructuring and ordersCoramMaureen Onyango
Petitioner's preliminary objections are dismissed with costs.

Facts

Petitioner filed a petition seeking orders suspending the filling of 27 positions in Senior Management advertised by Kenya Railways Corporation and the ongoing staff restructuring exercise.

Issues

  • Res judicata
  • Locus standi
  • Admissibility of averments

Reasoning

The court found the preliminary objections on res judicata, locus standi, and admissibility of averments to be without merit due to the differences in the petitions and the grounds for the claims.

Outcome

Petition dismissed with costs

Authorities cited

Cases cited (4)
  • Mukisa Biscuit Manufacturing Company Limited -V- West End Distributors
  • Aviation and Allied Workers Union Kenya -V- Kenya Airways Limited and 3 Others
  • Isaack Kamau Kabira and 3 Others -V- Commission of Lands and 7 Others
  • Okiya Omtata -V- Attorney General and 2 Others in Petition No. 593 of 2013
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