Kenyan case law
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Banbros Limited v Musyoka (Appeal E096 of 2022) [2025] KEELRC 3414 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court held that Musyoka was not an employee of Banbros Limited for the period between April 2, 2003 to September 1, 2009, and that any claims arising from this period are time-barred.
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Ndege v Principal Secretary, Ministry of Health & 2 others; Public Service Commission & another (Interested Parties) (Petition 32 of 2020) [2025] KEELRC 3426 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The 1st respondent is held to be in contempt of court and ordered to appear before the court on February 26, 2026, to show cause why a warrant of arrest should not issue.
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Bandari Football Club v Sports Tribunal & another (Employment and Labour Relations Judicial Review E007 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3332 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Court quashed the 1st Respondent's order and the proceedings in the Sports Tribunal SC NO. E032 of 2024.
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Nyang’ongo & another v Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Education & 2 others (Judicial Review E014 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3330 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ An order of mandamus is granted compelling the respondents to pay the outstanding costs to the applicants' advocates.
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Watchdog Alert Limited v Mayungu (Appeal E244 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3415 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court found that the learned trial magistrate erred in law and fact in awarding Kshs. 470,340/- for unpaid overtime.
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Chogo v Kamongo Waste Paper (K) Limited (Employment and Labour Relations Petition E103 of 2023) [2025] KEELRC 3375 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application is dismissed. The Petitioner cannot tax costs and compute interest after execution of the decree.
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Kenya Union of Printing, Publishing, Paper Manufacturers, Pulp and Packaging Industries (KUPRIPUPA) v Man Power Company (TCM) & another (Cause E090 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3433 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ KUPRIPUPA has not satisfied the requirements for recognition and deduction of union dues by the 1st Respondent
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Superior Hotels Kenya Limited t/a Westwood Hotel v Wasida & another (Employment and Labour Relations Cause E228 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3406 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court granted the application for a stay of execution pending the appeal and ordered that half of the decretal sum be deposited in a joint interest-earning account within 30 days.
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Oyatsi v Nzoia Sugar Company Limited (Cause 361(N) of 2009) [2025] KEELRC 3347 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Court lacks jurisdiction to stay proceedings relating to an appellate decree and there are no live proceedings before the Court that can be stayed.
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Gatoto v QED Solutions Limited (Cause 835 of 2019) [2025] KEELRC 3326 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Court finds that the Claimant voluntarily resigned and was not terminated unfairly. The Claimant's breach of the confidentiality clause is not proven.
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Mutoka v National Museums of Kenya (Petition 30 of 2017) [2025] KEELRC 3431 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Court found that the petition meets the threshold for a properly crafted and presented petition, and proceeded to determine the procedural and substantive fairness of the termination.
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Boge & 12 others v Miwani Sugar Company (1989) Limited (In Recievership) & another (Miscellaneous Application E066 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3372 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The preliminary objection is dismissed with costs to the Applicants
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Nyambu v China City Limited (Cause 896 of 2017) [2025] KEELRC 3418 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Court found that the Claimant was employed on a project-based, piecework basis and not under an indefinite contract. The Respondent was not required to pay the Claimant house allowance or one month's salary in lieu of notice.
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Wambua v Musoni Microfinance Limited (Cause E107 of 2022) [2025] KEELRC 3408 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The termination of the claimant's employment was not lawful and fair.
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Mwangangi v Kikima Farmers Co-operative Society (Cause 1992 of 2015) [2025] KEELRC 3348 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court declines the application to pay the decretal sum in instalments and does not issue an order to stop the running of the interest on the decretal sum.
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Adyang v Wrigley Company (EA) Limited (Cause 12 of 2019) [2025] KEELRC 3436 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court found that the claim of constructive dismissal was not proved on a balance of probabilities and dismissed the claimant's reliefs.
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Lavington Security Limited v Ndoli (Employment and Labour Relations Appeal E260 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3409 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court granted the application for stay of execution to allow the applicant to proceed with the appeal and preserve the substrate of the suit.
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Omoro v Kenya Power & Lighting Company (Cause E054 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3343 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court has no jurisdiction to hear the suit due to statute bar.
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Teachers Service Commission v Simatei & another (Appeal E031 of 2022) [2025] KEELRC 3442 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The issues in SPMCC No. E005 of 2022 were directly and substantially in issue in SPMC ELRC No. E004 of 2021, and the learned magistrate erred in law and fact.
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Karina v County Government of Nyeri (Cause E022 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3345 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ Proceedings are stayed pending exhaustion of the established alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.
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Ipomai v Sanlam Kenya PLC (Cause 263 of 2018) [2025] KEELRC 3335 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Claimant's extended acting appointment was not irregular, and her dismissal was not unfair.
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Korane v Kurgoren (Appeal E321 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3417 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court set aside the judgment and decree of the lower court and ordered a fresh assessment of the costs.
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Maake v Doshi & Co (Hardware) Ltd-Spd (Cause E003 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3329 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Court adopts the Director's award and orders the Respondent to pay the Claimant KShs. 421,912 and interest from the date of the award.
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African Institute for Peace & Human Rights & another v Attorney General & another (Petition E084 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3385 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court found the petition not moot and the Petitioners are entitled to the prayers sought
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Robinson Investment Limited v Chiluyi (Appeal E019 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3334 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is partially allowed, and the respondent is declared to have deserted duty, thus terminating the employment relationship. The awards of one month’s salary in lieu of notice and compensation for unfair termination are set aside, while the house allowance, overtime, and service pay are upheld.