Washington Odera Sireka v Githaiga Kamwenji & Scania East Africa Limited (Civil Case 182 of 2015) [2020] KEHC 10107 (KLR) (Civ) (24 September 2020) (Judgment)
- Court
- High Court of Kenya
- Case number
- 10107
- Citation
- [2020] KEHC 10107 (KLR)
- Decided
- 24 September 2020
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TypeLibelPosturePlaintiff sues for libel, Defendants deny and claim privilegeCoramB. Thurana Jaden
Holding
Plaintiff's case is dismissed
Facts
Plaintiff was defamed by two letters and a meeting, leading to his dismissal. The letters alleged theft and misappropriation of funds, and the meeting led to his suspension.
Issues
- Whether the letters and meeting were defamatory
- Whether the letters were published
Reasoning
No malice on the part of the defendants, and the letters and meeting followed a report by the Internal Auditor and reflected decisions arrived at in a meeting. The plaintiff's case was not proved on a balance of probabilities.
Outcome
Plaintiff's case dismissed
Orders
- Each party to bear own costs
Authorities cited
Cases cited (3)
- Selina Patani & another v Dhiranji V Patani [2019] eKLR
- Johnson Gicheru v Andrew Morton [2005] eKLR
- Jones v Pollard 1997 EMLR 233-243
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