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Rift Valley Railways Workers Union (K) v Rift Valley Railways (K) Limited & another [2020] KEELRC 1592 (KLR)

[2020] KEELRC 1592 (KLR) Employment & Labour Relations Court
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Court
Employment & Labour Relations Court
Case number
1592
Citation
[2020] KEELRC 1592 (KLR)
Decided
31 January 2020
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TypeWrongful DismissalPostureClaimant filed suit after 3 years, struck out due to lack of locus standiCoramMaureen Onyango
Holding

The suit is struck out as the claimant does not have locus standi to file suit on behalf of the deceased grievant.

Facts

Claimant filed suit for wrongful dismissal of Mr. Richard Kaburu Munyua, Station Master Sultan Hamoud, by Rift Valley Railways (K) Limited. The grievant died before the suit was filed.

Issues

  1. Whether the suit is time barred
  2. Whether the claimant has locus standi

Reasoning

The claim was filed more than 3 years after the cause of action arose, and the claimant does not have letters of administration to file suit on behalf of the deceased.

Outcome

Struck out

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