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Kamau v Aberdair Aviation Limited (Cause E171 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 334 (KLR) (6 February 2026) (Ruling)

[2026] KEELRC 334 (KLR) Employment & Labour Relations Court
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Court
Employment & Labour Relations Court
Case number
334
Citation
[2026] KEELRC 334 (KLR)
Decided
6 February 2026
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Summary at a glance

TypeInterest on Salary ArrearsPostureAppeal from Consent JudgmentCoramAGNES KITIKU NZEI
Interest on the decreed sum is awarded at Court rates, to be calculated from 2021 until the date when the sum was settled.

Facts

The Claimant filed a suit for salary arrears in 2025, and a Consent Judgment was recorded in 2025, settling the salary arrears in three monthly instalments. The issue of interest on the sum of USD 7,500 was deferred for the Court's determination.

Issues

  • Award of interest on the decreed sum
  • Estoppel by agreement

Reasoning

The Court exercised its discretion to award interest at Court rates, noting the Respondent's good faith in settling the salary arrears despite the suit being filed out of time, and the delay in payment dates back to 2017.

Outcome

Claimant's interest on the decreed sum awarded at Court rates from 2021 until the date when the sum was settled.

Orders

  • Interest on the decreed sum awarded at Court rates from 2021 until the date when the sum was settled.

Authorities cited

Legislation (2)
  • Civil Procedure Act
  • Employment Act
Cases cited (1)
  • South Nyanza Sugar Company Limited – vs – Oreko (2022) KECA 570 (KLR)
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