Kenyan case law
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Juliet Oyando v Hipora Business Solutions (EA) Limited [2016] KEELRC 1734 (KLR)
✦ The termination was wrongful and unlawful, and the claimant is awarded 9 months' salary as compensation for the unlawful and unfair termination.
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Bonface Mutuku v Manpower Network Ltd [2016] KEELRC 1667 (KLR)
✦ The claimant has not made out a case to warrant the granting of the orders sought, and the claim is hereby dismissed with costs.
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Abednego Reuben Okarikodi Etyang’a v Attorney General & 4 others [2016] KEELRC 1726 (KLR)
✦ Court finds application for review lacks merit, grants interim orders for reinstatement and salary reinstatement
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Edwin Erick Mangau v Kampala Coach Limited [2016] KEELRC 1748 (KLR)
✦ The Court finds the termination unfair both substantively and procedurally, and awards compensation and leave pay.
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Damaris Auko Ogada v Kenya Railways Staff Retirement Benefits Scheme [2016] KEELRC 1678 (KLR)
✦ The Court grants the applicant's application to amend her claim to reflect the real issue in controversy and grants leave to amend the claim.
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Kenya Plantation & Agricultural Workers Union v Agricultural Development Corporation [2016] KEELRC 1742 (KLR)
✦ The Court finds merit only in respect of the earned wages/salary arrears due to Joseph Juma Nyongesa and orders the Respondent to compute and pay to him within 7 days.
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Peter Macithi Muigai v Cabinet Secretary for Industrialisation and Enterprise Development & 4 others [2016] KEELRC 1751 (KLR)
✦ The Court finds that the 4th Respondent's application for renewal of contract dated 28th May 2015 was properly before the Board of KIRDI. The 4th Respondent's Board was made up of nine substantive members, and a meeting attended by five of those members was therefore quorate.
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Meshack Nyamiaka Ong’uti v Kenyatta National Hospital & 2 others [2016] KEELRC 1739 (KLR)
✦ The amended statement of claim was filed in 2015 and the objection was opposed by the claimant.
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Ambani Ronald v Uma Nathwani Kishor Mandaliya Manoj Shah (The Trustees of Tumaini Home) &another; [2016] KEELRC 1704 (KLR)
✦ The termination was unfair both in substance and procedure.
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Paul Makau Mututu v Nasib Industrial Products [2016] KEELRC 1753 (KLR)
✦ The Court finds the dismissal procedurally and substantively unfair, and awards the Claimant 12 months' salary in compensation for unlawful dismissal, one month's salary in lieu of notice, and salary for the month of January 2014.
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Ronald Onyango v Flamingo Hill Camp Ltd [2016] KEELRC 1756 (KLR)
✦ The termination of the Claimant's employment was procedurally unfair and the Court awards compensation and other remedies.
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Ruth Wanjiku Thige v Mobicom (K) Limited [2016] KEELRC 1729 (KLR)
✦ Claimant's claim for wrongful and unfair termination of employment has no merit and is dismissed.
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Margaret Lihabi Ngaira v Winfrida Ngumu Charles [2016] KEELRC 1664 (KLR)
✦ Dismissal was wrongful and unfair, and the claimant is awarded compensation.
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Samwel Njega & 21 others v Inspector General of Police & another [2016] KEELRC 1735 (KLR)
✦ The preliminary objection is not upheld, and the petition may proceed to hearing on merits.
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Bernard Oumja Anyanga v Fast Eddie’s (K) Limited [2016] KEELRC 1727 (KLR)
✦ The Court finds that the dismissal was not for a valid reason and was not in terms of a fair procedure. The Claimant is awarded ten months' salary as compensation for the wrongful and unlawful summary dismissal.
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Dancun Muyangu Kibisu v Mediteraneo Restaurant [2016] KEELRC 1830 (KLR)
✦ The Court finds that the Claimant absconded from work and the termination was not for a valid reason and in terms of a fair procedure.
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Mutuma Mugambi v Kenya Methodist University [2016] KEELRC 1826 (KLR)
✦ The court grants a stay of execution of the judgment by Lady Justice Maureen Onyango pending the hearing and determination of appeal, subject to the respondent furnishing security in the form of a bank guarantee of Kshs.23,495,500.00 within 30 days.
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Kenya Plantation & Agricultural Workers Union v Wilhan (K) Ltd & another [2016] KEELRC 1750 (KLR)
✦ The court directs that a mutually convenient date be fixed immediately after the delivery of this ruling for the hearing of the Cause.
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Republic v Attorney General & 4 others [2016] KEELRC 1658 (KLR)
✦ The application is dismissed.
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Kenya Airline Pilots Association v Kenya Airways Limited [2016] KEELRC 1554 (KLR)
✦ The court dismissed the preliminary objections and allowed the suit to proceed.
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Daniel Juma v Bob Morgan Services Limited [2016] KEELRC 1563 (KLR)
✦ The dismissal was not unfair and there was due process. The Claimant is not entitled to compensatory damages.
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Kenya Airways Limited v Kenya Airline Pilots Association [2016] KEELRC 1724 (KLR)
✦ The ex parte orders are set aside and the main cause is heard in open court.
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Pius Alukhaba Masengo v Haveli Restaurant Limited [2016] KEELRC 1722 (KLR)
✦ The Court finds that there were no valid reasons to terminate the Claimant's employment and that the dismissal was unfair and unlawful.
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Jackson Mwalimu Ngunzi v Timothy Musyoki [2016] KEELRC 1721 (KLR)
✦ The case is dismissed for being time barred.
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Kenya Union of Commercial, Food and Allied Workers v Sibo Water & Sanitation Company [2016] KEELRC 1448 (KLR)
✦ The Respondent is responsible to pay the Grievant's salary between the date of suspension and the date of reinstatement. The Respondent will also pay costs to the Claimant.