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Cheruiyot v Kabianga Tea Farm Company Limited & 2 others (Employment and Labour Relations Petition E010 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3086 (KLR) (31 October 2025) (Ruling)

[2025] KEELRC 3086 (KLR) Employment & Labour Relations Court
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Court
Employment & Labour Relations Court
Case number
3086
Citation
[2025] KEELRC 3086 (KLR)
Decided
31 October 2025
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TypeEmployment and Labour Relations PetitionPostureRespondents filed a Preliminary ObjectionCoramAN MWAURE
Holding

Petitioner’s application is struck out for being frivolous, vexatious, and an abuse of the court process.

Facts

Petitioner was summarily dismissed in 2013 for gross misconduct. He appealed the dismissal but the appeal was upheld. He filed the petition in 2025.

Issues

  1. Statutory time-barred
  2. Exhaustion of internal dispute resolution mechanisms
  3. Abuse of court process

Reasoning

The court found the Petitioner’s application to be time-barred and that he failed to exhaust the internal dispute resolution mechanisms provided by the County Government Act.

Outcome

Petitioner’s application dismissed with costs to Respondents.

Orders

  • Petitioner’s application struck out

Authorities cited

Legislation (3)
  • Employment Act, 2007
  • County Government Act
  • Civil Procedure Act
Cases cited (1)
  • Mukisa Biscuits v West End Distributors
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