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Ndiga v Aquavita Limited (Cause E689 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 2195 (KLR) (24 July 2025) (Ruling)

[2025] KEELRC 2195 (KLR) Employment & Labour Relations Court
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Court
Employment & Labour Relations Court
Case number
2195
Citation
[2025] KEELRC 2195 (KLR)
Decided
24 July 2025
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Summary at a glance

TypeLabor DisputePostureRespondent filed a Notice of Preliminary ObjectionCoramLINNET NDOLO
The Court finds the claims for unpaid leave, house allowance, and sales commission statute barred and strikes them out with costs.

Facts

Claimant filed a Statement of Claim seeking various reliefs including unpaid leave, house allowance, and sales commission. Respondent denied the claim and filed a Notice of Preliminary Objection.

Issues

  • Whether the claims for unpaid leave, house allowance, and sales commission are statute barred.
  • Whether the Respondent's Objection is valid based on the Employment Act

Reasoning

The Court ruled that the claims are statute barred as the Claimant filed the case after the twelve-month period for continuing wrongs as per Section 89 of the Employment Act.

Outcome

The claims for unpaid leave, house allowance, and sales commission are struck out with costs.

Orders

  • The claims for unpaid leave, house allowance, and sales commission are struck out with costs.

Authorities cited

Legislation (1)
  • Employment Act
Cases cited (7)
  • Mukisa Biscuit Manufacturing Co. Ltd v West End Distributors Ltd [1969] EA 696
  • The German School Society & another v Ohany & another [2023] KECA 894 (KLR)
  • Balakrishna S.P. Waghmare v Shree Dhyaneshwar Maharaj Sansthan AIR 1959 SC 798
  • Oraro v Mbaja [2005] KEHC 3182 (KLR)
  • Chimera Chimoyo Alfan v Steel Makers Limited [2021] KEELRC 1018 (KLR)
  • Magdalene Kiboi & 17 others v Engen Kenya Limited [2020] KEELRC 1060 (KLR)
  • Peter Mwangi Gitonga v Desert Oasis Residents Empowerment Program (Derep) [2017] eKLR
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