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Riftvalley Railways Workers Union (K) v Kenya Railways Corporation & another (Employment and Labour Relations Cause E1041 of 2021) [2025] KEELRC 292 (KLR) (6 February 2025) (Ruling)

[2025] KEELRC 292 (KLR) Employment & Labour Relations Court
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Court
Employment & Labour Relations Court
Case number
292
Citation
[2025] KEELRC 292 (KLR)
Decided
6 February 2025
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TypeEmployment and Labour Relations CausePostureAppeal from a judgment dismissing the suit with no order as to costsCoramMN NDUMA
Holding

The court dismisses the application for review as it is an appeal of a matter of fact and not a review of a mistake or error on the face of the record.

Facts

The Claimant, Rift Valley Railways Workers Union (K), alleged that Kenya Railways Corporation and Africa Star Company Limited should grant recognition and deduct union dues to the Claimant under the Labour Relations Act (LRA). However, the court found the suit to lack merit.

Issues

  1. Whether the court's decision on the rival union status of the Claimant and the Rift Valley Railways Workers Union (K) was correct.
  2. Whether the Claimant's application for review was a disguised appeal of a matter of fact

Reasoning

The court found the suit to lack merit and dismissed it. The court ruled that the decision on the rival union status was a matter of fact that is amenable to appeal, not review.

Outcome

Application for review dismissed

Authorities cited

Legislation (1)
  • Labour Relations Act
Cases cited (1)
  • National Bank of Kenya Limited v Ndungu Njau (1997) eKLR
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