Kenyan case law
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Kenya Engineering Workers Union v Thorlite Kenya Limited (Cause E338 of 2023) [2025] KEELRC 3035 (KLR) (31 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court dismissed the application, finding that the respondent did not meet the legal threshold for the grant of an order of review.
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Okoth v BDO East Africa Kenya (Cause E147 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3017 (KLR) (31 October 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Court finds that the Claimant failed to prove that her resignation was procured through coercion or duress, and dismisses her claim.
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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)
✦ Petitioner’s application is struck out for being frivolous, vexatious, and an abuse of the court process.
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Irving Industries Limited v Casmil Kyeva Kiungua Limited; Directorate of Occupational Safety and Health Services (Interested Party) (Miscellaneous Application E021 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3012 (KLR) (31 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Court has jurisdiction to grant the orders sought by the Applicant and extends the time for filing the appeal.
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Masia v Straight Security Services Limited (Miscellaneous Application E221 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3032 (KLR) (31 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Application is disallowed, and each party shall bear their own costs.
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Timsales Limited v Mburu (Appeal E054 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3001 (KLR) (31 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Court finds that the objection was filed within the stipulated period of 60 days and that the Respondent's averment that the objection was filed late is incorrect.
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Omollo v Toyota Kenya Limited (Cause E277 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3052 (KLR) (31 October 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Court found that the Claimant received Kshs. 20,000 as a bribe from a customer, which violated company policy and was not a loan. The Court declared the dismissal unlawful and awarded compensatory damages.
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Adam v Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) (Employment and Labour Relations Cause E559 of 2017) [2025] KEELRC 3104 (KLR) (31 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court denied the stay request and ordered the respondent to deposit the decretal sum in an interest-earning account in the joint name of counsels on record.
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Kagisye v Angaza Kenya Limited (Cause E719 of 2022) [2025] KEELRC 3016 (KLR) (30 October 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court finds that the Claimant's contract was unfairly and unlawfully terminated due to the Respondent's failure to comply with the requirements of section 40 of the Employment Act.
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M’Meli v Pemwe Services Limited (Cause 153 of 2018) [2025] KEELRC 3022 (KLR) (30 October 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The suit is closed as the claimant withdrew the suit on February 14, 2022.
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Republic v Ole Lenku & 2 others; Marima (Ex parte Applicant) (Judicial Review Application E042 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 2961 (KLR) (30 October 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Court orders the 1st and 3rd respondents to implement the decree from the judgment of Nairobi ELRC Petition No. E0178 of 2024 and to pay the applicant's costs of the application.
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Njoki v M-Kopa Kenya Limited & another; British International Investments (BII) Scots LLP & another (Interested Parties); Oenga & 2 others (Proposed Interested Parties) (Petition E102 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 2946 (KLR) (30 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The petition is not subject to a foreign jurisdiction clause and is within the jurisdiction of Kenyan courts. The 1st and 2nd respondents are complicit in discriminatory practices and are properly joined to the petition.
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Mbeka v Kenya Power & Lighting Company (Cause E008 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 2986 (KLR) (30 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court found no error or mistake apparent on the face of the record and upheld the previous judgment awarding gratuity based on the terms of the CBA.
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Migwi v Ollin Sacco Society Limited (Cause E003 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 2971 (KLR) (30 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court grants the injunction restraining the Respondent from altering the terms of the Claimant’s loan repayment
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Okeyo v KCB Bank Kenya Limited (Cause E071 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 2963 (KLR) (30 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court found that the respondent was not properly served and set aside the earlier ruling and orders.
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China State Construction Engineering Corporation (K) Limited v Mutembei (Appeal E004 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 2989 (KLR) (30 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application is dismissed with costs to the Respondent
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Okello v University of Nairobi (Appeal E055 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 2964 (KLR) (30 October 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Appeal is dismissed with costs to the Respondent.
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Kenya Engineering Workers Union v M/S Kenya Marine Contractors (EPZ) Limited (Cause E047 of 2023) [2025] KEELRC 2990 (KLR) (30 October 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The respondent's refusal to sign the CBA has stalled the enjoyment of its terms and conditions by the unionisable employees. The claimant is entitled to payment of dues and interest, less a security deposit.
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Oyoko v Kenya Revenue Authority (Cause E052 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 2965 (KLR) (30 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court dismissed the respondent's preliminary objection and held that the Employment and Labour Relations Court has jurisdiction to hear the claimant's suit.
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Portside Freight Terminals Limited v Wangangi (Appeal E247 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3068 (KLR) (30 October 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Court found the trial magistrate's judgment and decree to be erroneous in several respects, including the dismissal of the Respondent's claim for unfair termination, and the award of benefits under the Employment Act, 2007.
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Musyoki v Kenya Airways Limited (Employment and Labour Relations Cause E644 of 2021) [2025] KEELRC 2997 (KLR) (30 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ Claimant's case was not closed on 26th April 2023, and the application to introduce additional evidence and amend Statement of Claim is not timely and amounts to abuse of the court process.
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Adede v Lapset Corridor Development Authority & 3 others (Employment and Labour Relations Petition E020 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3002 (KLR) (30 October 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The petition and application dated 14th February 2025 are struck out for having been filed prematurely and for failure to file a petition
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Migiro & 15 others v Registered Trustees of National Council of Churches of Kenya & another (Cause E175 of 2021) [2025] KEELRC 2994 (KLR) (30 October 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Court finds that the termination of the Claimants was not unfair.
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Mukuha v Judicial Service Commission (Cause E718 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 2954 (KLR) (30 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court does not find that the applicant has demonstrated that any of her legal rights were violated by the Respondent's failure to renew her contract.
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Muthama & 5 others v Kenya Tea Development Agency Holdings Limited (Petition E161 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3020 (KLR) (30 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court orders the stay of a flawed disciplinary process pending the hearing of the petition.