Kenya Petroleum Oil Workers Union & another v Registrar of Trade Union [2021] KEELRC 1470 (KLR)
- Court
- Employment & Labour Relations Court
- Case number
- 1470
- Citation
- [2021] KEELRC 1470 (KLR)
- Decided
- 6 May 2021
Summary at a glance
The claimants' case is dismissed as they have failed to exhaust dispute resolution mechanisms and the elections were conducted in accordance with the law.
Facts
The Kenya Petroleum Oil Workers Union and its national general secretary called for national elections on March 6, 2021, and Nairobi branch elections on February 20, 2021. The elections were held but were later aborted due to violence and irregularities.
Issues
- Whether the 1st claimant should conduct fresh national elections
- Whether the respondent should be restrained from making any changes to the 1st claimant register following national elections held on March 6, 2021
- Whether the Nairobi branch elections held on February 20, 2021 should be conducted afresh and the respondent compelled to deregister changes thereof
- Who should pay costs
Reasoning
The court found that the claimants did not exhaust the dispute resolution mechanisms available under the Act before filing the suit. The elections were conducted in accordance with the law and the objections raised were without justification.
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
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