Kenyan case law
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Kyaa v Inspector General National Police Service & another (Employment and Labour Relations Cause E414 of 2020) [2025] KEELRC 3344 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The suit is time barred and the court lacks jurisdiction to entertain it.
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Kenya Union of Domestic, Hotels, Educational Institutions, Hospitals and Allied Workers (KUDHEIHA) v Board of Management, Wambasa Girls Secondary School (Cause E058 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3376 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The claimant was not entitled to service gratuity as he was not a member of the NSSF and was employed on permanent and pensionable terms.
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News Café-Kenya t/a Vibe Nairobi Limited v Hassan (Appeal E224 of 2023) [2025] KEELRC 3420 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court found that the Respondents were not on fixed term yearly contracts and that the trial court did not err in law in awarding compensation and other benefits.
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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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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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Kaptingei v Vision Fund Kenya Limited (Cause E010 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3441 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Court finds the dismissal procedurally and substantively fair, dismissing the Claimant's claims for compensation and one month's pay in lieu of notice.
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Masai Rolling Mills Limited v Makokha & another (Appeal E043 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3413 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal was partially successful, and each party bears their own costs.
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Muguna v Central Bank of Kenya (Cause 39 of 2019) [2025] KEELRC 3511 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The summary dismissal was procedurally unfair as the Claimant was deprived of the opportunity to cross-examine witnesses in his absence.
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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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Lusiri v Nairobi City Water & Sewerage Co. Ltd (Employment and Labour Relations Petition E123 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3350 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court finds that the Petitioner failed to prove a legitimate expectation to be appointed to the substantive position and thus did not violate his rights protected under Articles 27(1) and 41(1) of the Constitution.
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Churchil Winstones Ochieng v I & M Bank Limited (Cause E866 of 2023) [2025] KEELRC 3338 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Claimant was on probation at the time of termination and the termination was procedurally unfair.
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Transport Workers Union - Kenya v RK Sanghani & Sons & another (Cause E829 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3325 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Cause is found without merit and is dismissed with no order on costs.
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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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Mega Garment Industries Kenya (EPZ) Limited v Kasina (Employment and Labour Relations Appeal E251 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3421 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Court found that the Respondent was not unfairly dismissed and that the contract naturally expired on 4th July 2020.
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Onchiri v Maina (Cause 1105 of 2017) [2025] KEELRC 3380 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Court finds the Respondent in breach of contract and awards the Claimant Kshs 126,000/- for unpaid salaries.
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Onguso v DPL Festive Limited (Miscellaneous Case E079 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3373 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court finds the applicant's application does not meet the threshold for grant of the Orders sought due to the lack of a valid Supporting Avidat and the absence of other relevant documents attached to the Notice of Motion.
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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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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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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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Ken Knit Kenya Limited v Amayayi (Appeal E031 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3440 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application for a stay of execution pending appeal is granted on the condition that 50% of the judgment sum be deposited in a joint interest-earning account in the names of the Advocates for the parties within 30 days of today.
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Ndekere v Salimirwa Trading Co Ltd (Cause E086 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3327 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Motion to strike out and stay proceedings is dismissed with costs.
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National Cereals and Produce Board v Wangio & another (Employment and Labour Relations Appeal E112 of 2023) [2025] KEELRC 3416 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Court held that the cause of action arose on 27th March 2018, when the Appellant first informed the 1st Respondent that he was no longer its employee.
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Owalla v Director General, National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) & another (Petition E149 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3310 (KLR) (26 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court declared that Owalla's rights under Articles 41, 47, 50, and 236 of the Constitution have been violated by the respondents. It also quashed the transfer and compulsory leave decisions and ordered the reinstatement of Owalla to his previous station in Kisii.
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Ndochi v Robinson Investment Ltd alias Robinson Security Ltd (Miscellaneous Case E027 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3315 (KLR) (26 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court found that the respondent did not act irregularly and that the applicant was not engaged in negotiations but rather made a final offer of Kshs.75,000 per month.
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Ramogi v Great Lakes University of Kisumu (Cause 2 of 2022) [2025] KEELRC 3317 (KLR) (26 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court found that the Garnishee Order nisi should not be made absolute due to the discrepancy in the account numbers and the lack of evidence that the account number changed.