Kenyan case law
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Omukoto v Shah (Employment and Labour Relations Appeal E011 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 2887 (KLR) (24 October 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court sets aside the preliminary objection and allows the suit to proceed in Kenya.
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Ndunga v Seyani Brothers and Company (K) Ltd & 3 others (Cause E987 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 2909 (KLR) (24 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The claimant's suit against the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Respondents is hereby struck off, with no order made.
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Mwanza v Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (Cause E430 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 2910 (KLR) (24 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court declined the claimant's prayers for reinstatement and an interlocutory injunction, finding that reinstatement was not practical due to the fixed-term nature of the contract and the incompatibility between the claimant and the employer.
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Juma v Telkom Kenya Limited & 2 others (Cause 916 of 2018) [2025] KEELRC 2902 (KLR) (24 October 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court found that the termination did not meet statutory requirements and was discriminatory.
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Omoke t/a Morara Omoke Advocates v Board of Trustees Kenya Broadcasting Corporation [KBC] Staff Retirements Benefits Scheme (Miscellaneous Reference Application E002 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 2894 (KLR) (24 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court halts the process of preparation and delivery of the ruling on the application pending the outcome of the Court of Appeal proceedings.
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Karanja v Lake Naivasha Crescent Camp Ltd (Cause E042 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 2904 (KLR) (24 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application is granted
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Noor v Maasai Mara University (Petition E020 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 2886 (KLR) (24 October 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Petitioner's suspension was unfair and illegal, and the Respondent is ordered to reinstate the Petitioner and compensate him.
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Obutu v Insight Management Consultant Ltd (Miscellaneous Application E046 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 2903 (KLR) (24 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ Application dismissed, with no order as to costs
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Chekati v Printing Services Limited (Cause E898 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 2907 (KLR) (24 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Court finds that it has jurisdiction to hear the Respondent's Counter-Claim and dismisses the Preliminary Objection.
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Titus Makhanu & Associates Advocates v Hall Equatorial Limited (Miscellaneous Application E281 of 2023) [2025] KEELRC 2901 (KLR) (24 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ Judgment is entered for the Advocate/Applicant in the sum of Kshs.69,959.40, plus interest at court rates, and costs are awarded to the Advocate/Applicant.
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Kimani & another v Kenya National Union of Teachers & 3 others (Cause E041 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 2891 (KLR) (24 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court has jurisdiction to deal with the elections of officers in KNUT as set out in Section 34(4) of the Labour Relations Act.
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Bakery Confectionery Food Manufacturing and Allied Workers Union (K) v Devkan Enterprises Limited (Cause E198 of 2023) [2025] KEELRC 2895 (KLR) (24 October 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Court awards the grievants notice pay, unpaid salaries, unpaid leave days, and compensation for unfair termination.
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Ndusi v Ochieng (Appeal E329 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 2898 (KLR) (24 October 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court held that the appellant was not a casual employee and that the respondent had a valid reason to terminate the appellant's employment.
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Gitau v Shreeji Enterprises (K) Limited (Miscellaneous Application E083 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 2908 (KLR) (24 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court adopted the assessment of the Director of Occupational Safety and Health Services and entered judgment for the applicant in the sum of Kshs.1,135,569/=
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Maridadi Flowers Limited v Makunya (Employment and Labour Relations Appeal E028 of 2023) [2025] KEELRC 2859 (KLR) (23 October 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed as the court lacked jurisdiction to handle the case and the appeal was filed out of time.
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Wachinga v Kenya Reinsurance Corporation Limited (Cause E915 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 2880 (KLR) (23 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Cause is withdrawn due to the Notice of Withdrawal dated and filed on October 8, 2025.
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Allaka v Safaricom Plc (Cause E477 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 2840 (KLR) (23 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court finds the Respondent's application to strike out the Claimant's claim devoid of merit and dismisses it.
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Kenya Union of Special and Professional Guards (KUSPROG) v Garda World Security (K) Limited (Cause E724 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 2842 (KLR) (23 October 2025) (Ruling)
✦ A temporary injunction is granted to restrain the Respondent from interfering with the Claimant's members in the company's workforce pending the conciliation process.
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Kombo v Awadh Omar Bayusuf Sons and Limited (Civil Appeal E155 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 2940 (KLR) (23 October 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The summary dismissal was procedurally unfair.
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Cherop v Judicial Service Commission (Cause E037 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 2844 (KLR) (23 October 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The termination was not fair as the evidence did not conclusively prove the Claimant was the one who doctor the receipt books.
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Indiazi & 23 others v County Government of Vihiga (Constitutional Petition 8 of 2023) [2025] KEELRC 3377 (KLR) (23 October 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The petition is void and the same is quashed to that extent. The letters and notices of termination issued to the petitioners are declared null and void. The respondent shall retain the petitioners as its employees on the terms and conditions set out in their respective contracts of employment or letters of appointment. The respondent shall pay salary arrears to the petitioners for the pleaded period of 22 months.
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Mwasi v Njima Mombasa Phamaceuticals Ltd (Appeal E129 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3027 (KLR) (23 October 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Court held that the Respondent did discharge their duty under Section 47[5] of the Employment Act, and the Appellant did not discharge theirs as contemplated under the provision.
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Wambugu v Ncba Bank Kenya Plc (Cause E001 of 2021) [2025] KEELRC 2900 (KLR) (23 October 2025) (Judgment)
✦ Summary dismissal was unlawful and unfair
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Kondowa v Abyssinia Iron & Steel Limited & another (Employment and Labour Relations Appeal E003 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 2924 (KLR) (23 October 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed. The trial court's decision to set aside the judgment is upheld.
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Masinde v Haria t/a Shivam Household (Appeal E008 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3331 (KLR) (23 October 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is allowed, and the judgment of the lower trial court is substituted with a new judgment in favor of the appellant.