Kenyan case law
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Adera v Anti-Counterfeit Authority (Employment and Labour Relations Cause E025 of 2026) [2026] KEELRC 901 (KLR) (9 April 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Court dismissed the application for interim orders, finding that the Respondent's statutory mandate and public interest in maintaining accountability outweigh the potential harm to the Respondent.
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Okedi & 2 others v National Construction Authority (Employment and Labour Relations Cause E154 of 2024) [2026] KEELRC 903 (KLR) (9 April 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The motion for stay and admission of evidence is granted.
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Ingasira v Social Health Authority (Employment and Labour Relations Petition E277 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 900 (KLR) (9 April 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Court found that the Petitioner's employment was terminated unfairly and that his constitutional rights were violated. However, the Court ruled that the remedies sought are disproportionate and inconsistent with the appellate jurisprudence on tailored constitutional remedies.
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Kenya Teachers in Hardship arid Areas Welfare Association (KETHAWA) v Teachers Service Commission & 4 others (Petition E086 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 902 (KLR) (9 April 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The petition is premature and lacks particularity, and the petition as a whole cannot lie.
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Yoya v Kenya Union of Domestic, Hotels, Education Institutions and Hospitals Workers & 2 others (Petition E011 of 2026) [2026] KEELRC 898 (KLR) (2 April 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Petitioner's application is dismissed, and the 1st and 2nd Respondents' application to review and set aside the interim orders is granted.
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Mweresa & 6 others v Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists’ Union & 6 others (Petition E095 of 2026) [2026] KEELRC 895 (KLR) (1 April 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court upholds the decision in Cheruiyot v IEC and holds that judicial intervention is unwarranted.
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Sossion & another v Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) & 3 others (Petition E099 of 2026) [2026] KEELRC 899 (KLR) (1 April 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court granted Conservatory Orders and a temporary injunction pending hearing and determination of the application inter partes.
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Kenya Plantation and Agricultural Workers Union v Mawara Investment Limted [Maakiou Estate] (Cause E019 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 892 (KLR) (31 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ Preliminary Objection sustained, Claim dismissed
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Gikenyi B & 3 others v Kenya Union of Post Primary Teachers [KUPPET] & 3 others (Petition E001 of 2026) [2026] KEELRC 891 (KLR) (31 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Petition is declined.
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Simba Chai Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited & 3 others v Bii & another (Appeal E002 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 888 (KLR) (31 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Court held that the dismissal was unfair and unlawful.
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Ndung’u v Egerton University (Cause E023 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 886 (KLR) (31 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court finds that the Civil Procedure Act does not impose an obligation on the court to grant interest from the date of filing the claim in money decrees. The court may grant interest on liquidated claims, but the date of accrual is left to the discretion of the court.
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Sicheni v Royal Group Industries Limited (Cause 377 of 2016) [2026] KEELRC 887 (KLR) (31 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Court finds that costs cannot be forfeited or waived under the Civil Procedure Act or the E&LRC Rules.
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Muteti & 4 others v National Crime Research Centre the Governing Council & 5 others (Petition E094 of 2026) [2026] KEELRC 894 (KLR) (31 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court dismissed the application for conservatory orders, holding that the application did not satisfy the requirements and that the petition should be held in abeyance pending the judgment in Cause No. E0988 OF 2025.
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Biiy v Kenya National Union of Nurses (Cause 13 of 2020) [2026] KEELRC 893 (KLR) (31 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Court sets aside the release orders and orders that no other applications be entertained until the Court of Appeal's final orders are provided.
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Gumply Limited v Okumu (Appeal E037 of 2023) [2026] KEELRC 890 (KLR) (31 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Court grants the Appellant leave to file a Supplementary Memorandum of Appeal
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Gichini v Kenya Electricity Generating Company Ltd (KENGEN) & 2 others (Employment and Labour Relations Petition E054 of 2026) [2026] KEELRC 896 (KLR) (30 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application is dismissed as there is no prima facie case to justify the grant of an order of status quo ante.
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Mweresa & 2 others v Social Health Authority & another (Petition E046 of 2026) [2026] KEELRC 870 (KLR) (25 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court found a prima facie case of violation and threat of violation of the petitioners' rights to health and dignity due to the respondent's policy of monthly temporary service interruptions.
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Nzyoki v Kenya Safari Lodges & Hotels Limited & another (Cause E001 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 841 (KLR) (25 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The response filed on 22 December 2025 is hereby admitted. The respondent shall serve the claimant by allowing 14 days' right of reply. The claimant shall be recalled on his case to allow the respondent a chance to cross-examine him in light of the response.
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Mohamed v Ndungu & another (Cause E004 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 883 (KLR) (25 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The 1st respondent is not a necessary party in the proceedings, and the claimant should retain the 2nd respondent only.
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Bakari v Bacchus Grocers Limited (Miscellaneous Application E014 of 2026) [2026] KEELRC 877 (KLR) (25 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The time to file an appeal is extended by 14 days.
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Osuku v Coastal Kenya Enterprises Limited (Cause E070 of 2024) [2026] KEELRC 862 (KLR) (24 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The court declares the withholding of the Claimant's salary and benefits unfair and unlawful. The Claimant is awarded Kshs.810,000 for unpaid salary and unpaid leave days.
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Institution of Engineering Technology of Kenya v Kenya National Highways Authority & another; Engineers Board of Kenya (Interested Party) (Employment and Labour Relations Petition E270 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 872 (KLR) (24 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Petition is dismissed with costs to the Respondent.
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Ndinguri v Luca Safari Limited & another (Cause E404 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 857 (KLR) (24 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Respondents' preliminary objections are dismissed
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Orori v Kamyn Industries Limited (Appeal E194 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 869 (KLR) (24 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The cross-appeal is struck out and expunged from the record.
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Roben Aberdare Limited v Waweru (Employment and Labour Relations Appeal E039 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 832 (KLR) (24 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Court found that the reason for the Respondent's dismissal was not valid and that the dismissal was not effected in accordance with due process.