Kenyan case law
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Kenya Shipping Clearing, Freight Logistics and Warehouse Workers Union v Volt Management Services Limited; Keitt Fresh Limited & another (Interested Parties) (Cause E334 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 859 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Court finds the suit against the Interested Parties statute-barred and strikes them out from the suit.
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Banking Insurance and Finance Union (Kenya) v Jubilee Life Insurance Company Kenya (Cause E788 of 2024) [2026] KEELRC 885 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The court finds the Respondent's declaration of redundancy unlawful and unfair.
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Juma v Mwangi t/a Hunters Lodge Butchery and Jamka Lodge (Appeal E016 of 2023) [2026] KEELRC 727 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Appellant resigned from her employment and is not entitled to terminal pay or unremitted NSSF contributions and NHIF dues.
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Munyao v Bhachu Industries Limited (Employment and Labour Relations Miscellaneous E017 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 718 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court finds the DOSH award not enforceable due to the respondent's objection and refers the matter back to DOSH for compliance.
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Ambogo v National Police Service Commission & 2 others (Constitutional Petition E002 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 715 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Petitioner's acquittal in court does not exonerate him from the accusations. The Petitioner's claim for reinstatement is denied due to his long absence from service.
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Wonder Feeds Limited v Andai (Employment and Labour Relations Appeal E033 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 721 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The court upheld the trial magistrate's findings on liability and the quantum of damages, dismissing the appeal.
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Momanyi v Tononoka Rolling Mills Limited (Appeal E223 of 2024) [2026] KEELRC 764 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The court found that the Appellant did not discharge his burden of proof that he was unfairly terminated, and thus the trial court's dismissal was upheld.
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Murrey v Tourism Fund & another (Constitutional Petition E011 of 2021) [2026] KEELRC 769 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Court finds that the respondent did not violate the petitioner's constitutional rights in terms of reasons and process of termination of her service. The termination was carried out through a fair procedure as provided under section 45 of the Employment Act and the respondent's Human Resource and Policy Manual.
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Nzaku and Nzaku Advocates v Kilungu (Miscellaneous Application E369 of 2024) [2026] KEELRC 752 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Court adopts the legal fees agreement and awards the Applicant Kshs.288,555.00 plus VAT, being 15% of Kshs.1,923,700/=, and costs.
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County Government of Machakos v Kenya National Union of Medical Laboratory Officers (KNUMLO) (Constitutional Petition E008 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 719 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The court issued interim orders suspending the strike and compelling out-of-court settlement.
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SGA Guarding Limited v Ogutu (Appeal E368 of 2024) [2026] KEELRC 765 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The court found that the trial court erred in finding that the Respondent was constructively dismissed.
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Makini School Limited v Omutakha & 5 others (Appeal E072 of 2023) [2026] KEELRC 768 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The court held that the redundancy notices were nullified by a court ruling and that the Respondents were not parties to the earlier proceedings, thus the ruling could not be applied to them.
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Auto Sterile (EA) Limited v Were (Appeal 19 of 2022) [2026] KEELRC 763 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Appellant is granted leave to produce additional evidence and to amend its Memorandum of Appeal.
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Elemech Engineering Kenya Limited v Njirani (Appeal E041 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 726 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed, and the case should be set down for hearing.
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Republic v Director, Directorate of Occupational Safety & Health Services & another; Valley Confectionery Limited (Ex parte Applicant) (Judicial Review E004 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 724 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application is not merited as the Ex parte Applicant did not object to the award within the prescribed timeline.
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Nyambura v East Africa Safari Air Expresss (Cause 1399 of 2018) [2026] KEELRC 807 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The judgment will not be set aside, and the Respondent will not be granted leave to reopen the matter.
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Kiramba (Suing for and on Behalf of the Estate of Joseph Kiramba Ndungu) v Kinsfolk Limited & another (Miscellaneous Application E309 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 753 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The suit against the 2nd Respondent is dismissed as there was no privity of contract. The 1st Respondent is ordered to pay the Director's award of Kshs.1,497,600 and funeral expenses of Kshs.622,300.
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Kyayumbi v Gurdev Engineering and Construction Works Limited (Miscellaneous Application E284 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 733 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Order)
✦ This Court’s Orders dated 16th December, 2025 and 13th February, 2026 are recalled and vacated.
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Miseda v Seven Seas Technologies Limited (Cause 1588 of 2010) [2026] KEELRC 754 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Court orders that Michael Macharia and Wanjuki Muchemi, shareholders and directors of the Respondent, shall personally pay the decretal sum of Kshs. 581,933.29 and USD 59,852.29, together with interest and costs.
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Muli & another v Karsan Ramji & Sons Limited t/a Ndovu Cement (Appeal E013 of 2024) [2026] KEELRC 745 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal was dismissed as the trial court's judgment on the overtime pay compensation was not erroneous.
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Kenya Union of Commercial, Food and Allied Workers v Majid Al Futtaim Hypermarkets Limited (Local Franchise for Carrefour Retail Chains) (Cause 83 of 2020) [2026] KEELRC 749 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The court found that the claimant did not meet the threshold of simple majority of unionisable employees and therefore, is not entitled to recognition.
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Wanjohi v Queensvile Pharmacy Limited (Cause E512 of 2023) [2026] KEELRC 864 (KLR) (13 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The termination of the Claimant was found to be unfair and unlawful.
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Nyanchama v Sotik Tea Company Ltd (Miscellaneous Application E012 of 2024) [2026] KEELRC 717 (KLR) (12 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court grants the applicant leave to file her claim out of time
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Luvai v Kenya Future Limited (Cause 462 of 2018) [2026] KEELRC 688 (KLR) (12 March 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Applicant's Notice of Motion application is totally devoid of merit and is hereby dismissed in its entirety with costs to the Claimant/Respondent
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Njuguna v Spirax Sarco East Africa Limited (Cause E935 of 2024) [2026] KEELRC 708 (KLR) (12 March 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The termination was procedurally unfair and procedurally and substantively unfair.