Auma v Homa Bay County Public Service Board (Cause E015 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 1445 (KLR) (22 May 2025) (Ruling)
- Court
- Employment & Labour Relations Court
- Case number
- 1445
- Citation
- [2025] KEELRC 1445 (KLR)
- Decided
- 22 May 2025
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TypeEmployment DisputePostureRespondent's Preliminary ObjectionCoramJK GAKERI, Majanja, Mumbi Ngugi
Holding
The court held that the claimant has not exhausted the appeal process and thus lacks jurisdiction to entertain the suit.
Facts
Claimant was employed by the Respondent as County Director of Human Resource Management. He was dismissed on 28th February 2023 and appealed to the County Public Service Board. The appeal was upheld by the Board meeting on 2nd April 2024. Claimant also appealed to the Public Service Commission but did not attach the appeal to his Replying Affidavit.
Issues
- Whether the court has jurisdiction to entertain the suit
- Whether the claimant has exhausted the appeal process
Reasoning
The court found that the claimant did not attach the appeal to the Public Service Commission to his Replying Affidavit, thus failing to exhaust the statutory dispute resolution mechanism.
Outcome
The court dismissed the suit.
Authorities cited
Legislation (3)
- County Governments Act
- Public Service Commission Act
- Constitution of Kenya
Cases cited (4)
- Speaker of National Assembly v. Karume
- Georey Mutinja and 2 others v. Samuel Muguna Henry and 1756 others
- NGO’s Co-ordination Board v. E G & 4 others
- Secretary County Public Service Board & another v. Hulbhai Gedi Abdille
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