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Maweu v Safaricom Ltd (Appeal E128 of 2021) [2025] KEELRC 1441 (KLR) (15 May 2025) (Ruling)

[2025] KEELRC 1441 (KLR) Employment & Labour Relations Court
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Court
Employment & Labour Relations Court
Case number
1441
Citation
[2025] KEELRC 1441 (KLR)
Decided
15 May 2025
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TypeAppealPostureClaimant seeks extension of time to file a claim and an appeal against the dismissal of his first application.CoramC. N. BAARI
Holding

Time under Section 90 of the Employment Act, 2007, cannot be extended. The claimant's motion is dismissed in its entirety.

Facts

The claimant seeks to extend the time to file a claim and an appeal due to lateness, but the respondent argues that the claim is time-barred under Section 90 of the Employment Act, 2007.

Issues

  1. Whether to extend time for the claimant to file a claim out of time.
  2. Whether to extend time for the claimant to lodge an appeal against the lower court's decision

Reasoning

The Court of Appeal in Beatrice Kahai Adagala v. Postal Corporation of Kenya (Civil Appeal (Application) 28 of 2014) [2015] KECA 257 (KLR) (6 November 2015) (Ruling) held that the Court's position regarding Section 90 has become a banal principle in our jurisprudence, reinforcing its mandatory application as a jurisdictional limitation.

Outcome

The claimant's motion is dismissed in its entirety.

Authorities cited

Legislation (2)
  • Employment Act, 2007
  • Limitation of Actions Act
Cases cited (1)
  • Njunge v. Muasya (Appeal E040 of 2023) [2024] KEELRC 265 (KLR)
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