Kenyan case law

Dorothy Owino v County Assembly of Siaya & 2 others [2021] KEELRC 1698 (KLR)

✦ The court declines the applicant's invitation and dismisses the motion with costs to the respondents.

Barnabas K. Ngeno v County Assembly of Kericho & another [2021] KEELRC 1689 (KLR)

✦ The court confirms the interim orders and finds the impeachment process flawed, but allows the Respondents to institute free, fair, and transparent investigation and disciplinary processes.

Republic v Cabinet Secretary for East Africa Community Labour and Social Protection & another [2021] KEELRC 1701 (KLR)

✦ The Court finds that the 1st Respondent has not been proved to be in willful disregard of the Court order and dismisses the application with no order as to costs.

David Kipkemboi Lagat v Kipchabo Tea Factory Ltd [2021] KEELRC 1668 (KLR)

✦ The Court finds the Claimant is not entitled to any remedy on account of unfair termination of employment.

Kenya County Government Workers Union v Kisumu Water & Sewerage Co Ltd [2021] KEELRC 1695 (KLR)

✦ No contempt of court orders of 18 September 2019 found, but Mr Solomon Oguta should report to the Respondent forthwith for deployment.

Charles Oyieko Okumu v United Millers Limited [2021] KEELRC 1667 (KLR)

✦ The Court finds that the Respondent met the test expected of employers by sections 35(1) and 41 of the Employment Act, 2007, and established valid and fair reasons to terminate the Claimant's employment.

Christine Songa v County Executive Committee Member Finance, County Government of Kakamega & 2 others; Local Authorities Provident Fund (Lapfund) & another (Interested Parties) [2021] KEELRC 1678 (KLR)

✦ The Court directs that this Petition be placed before the Principal Judge for further directions due to the overlap with other similar petitions in Nairobi.

Christine Kalume v Action Africa Help International [2021] KEELRC 1700 (KLR)

✦ The Preliminary Objection is not a pure point of law and is left for determination upon full hearing of the suit.

Daniel Ndaiga Kamanja & 2 others v Board of Management Highway Secondary School [2021] KEELRC 1703 (KLR)

✦ The application is dismissed with costs as the applicant has not demonstrated that it was not at all material times aware of the proceedings.

Sammy Cheruiyot Korir, Jerusha Chepwogen Rotich,Jane Nalonja Rutto & Leonard Kipyegon Chirchir v New Kenya Cooperative Creameries Ltd (Civil Case 5 of 2020) [2021] KEELRC 1699 (KLR) (25 May 2021) (Ruling)

✦ The application is allowed, the stay of execution is set aside, and the respondent is ordered to pay costs in each file.

Micah Gentunywa Ombongi v Laboratory and Allied Limited [2021] KEELRC 1690 (KLR)

✦ Termination was declared unfair in both substance and procedure. The Respondent is ordered to pay the Claimant equivalent of 6 months' gross salary in compensation for unfair termination and 1-month salary as notice pay.

Republic v Vice-Chancellor Kabianga University Wilson K. Kipngeno) & 3 others Ex parte Godffrey Nakhayo Odebero [2021] KEELRC 1697 (KLR)

✦ The court allows the applicant leave to file a Judicial Review application.

Bansio Ngota v Market Masters Limited [2021] KEELRC 1704 (KLR)

✦ The Court awards the claimant Kshs. 550,074 in total, including one-month salary in lieu of notice, service gratuity, and equivalent of 10 months' salary in compensation for unlawful summary dismissal.

Moses Echwa v Kenya Airports Authority [2021] KEELRC 1710 (KLR)

✦ The dismissal was procedurally unfair, but reinstatement is not available due to the lapse of time. The claimant is not entitled to compensation for wrongful dismissal.

Luke Owuor v Silver Holdings Limited [2021] KEELRC 1693 (KLR)

✦ The claimant's suit is dismissed with costs due to being time barred under section 90 of the Employment Act, 2007.

Jacob Kimutai Torutt v Coast Water Works Development Agency & another; Commission for Human Rights and Justice (Interested Party) [2021] KEELRC 1711 (KLR)

Kaittany v Mwangi (Environment & Land Case 431 of 2017) [2021] KEELRC 2333 (KLR) (21 May 2021) (Judgment)

✦ The court dismisses the Plaintiff's suit and declines the Defendant's counter-claim. The Defendant is entitled to sell the suit property to recover the loan amount.

Daniel Matheka Kioko v Pearl Beach Hotel Ltd T/A Hotel English Point Marina [2021] KEELRC 1691 (KLR)

✦ The application is allowed with orders that the respondent pay the claimant's costs of the application in any event.

Michael Muli Muinde v G4s Kenya Limited [2021] KEELRC 1706 (KLR)

✦ The Court finds that the termination was not unfair and dismisses the claimant's suit with costs.

Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists’ Union v County Secretary, Taita Taveta County Government & 3 others [2021] KEELRC 1713 (KLR)

✦ The preliminary objection is upheld, and the application is dismissed.

Isaac Kamitha Mwangi v Rift Valley Railways (K) Limited & another [2021] KEELRC 1692 (KLR)

✦ The dismissal was found to be unfair and unlawful.

Douglas Barasa v Texas Alarms (K) Limited [2021] KEELRC 1727 (KLR)

✦ The Respondent terminated the Claimant's employment without justifiable cause and in violation of due procedure.

Collins Tembo v Awanad Enterprises Limited & another [2021] KEELRC 1714 (KLR)

✦ The termination of the Claimant’s employment was substantively and procedurally unfair, and he is entitled to compensation.

Nyandarua County Assembly Service Board, Zacharia Mwangi Njeru, Samuel Rimui Kaiyani, Reuben Gitau Karanja, Elizabeth Wanjiku Muthui, Government Printer, Inspector General of Police & Attorney General v Nyandarua County Assembly & 7 others;John Kieru Wambui & Kariuki Muchiri (Interested Parties) (Cause E007,E010 & E011 of 2021) [2021] KEELRC 1687 (KLR) (20 May 2021) (Ruling)

✦ The firm of Githinji Kimamo & Co. Advocates is the properly on-record firm representing the Nyandarua County Assembly Service Board.

Kudheiha Workers’ Union v Board of Management Nairobi School [2021] KEELRC 1725 (KLR)

✦ The Court grants the orders sought by the claimant union, including deduction of union dues, signing of the Recognition Agreement, and desisting from harassment.