Kenyan case law
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John Malonza Nzeva v Directors of Imani Hotel [2021] KEELRC 1786 (KLR)
✦ The Court finds that there was an employment relationship between the Claimant and the Respondent. The termination was based on a redundancy and all procedural requirements were followed.
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Katana Kazi Mumbo v KK Group of Companies [2021] KEELRC 1764 (KLR)
✦ Termination was unfair due to lack of due procedure.
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Abel O Obuor v Cargill Kenya Limited [2021] KEELRC 1797 (KLR)
✦ The termination was unfair and the claimant is entitled to maximum compensation and a certificate of service.
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Renson Ngoma Mtungu v Cargill Kenya Limited [2021] KEELRC 1801 (KLR)
✦ Termination was unfair and claimant is entitled to compensation of six months' salary
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Kenya Tea Development Agency Holdings Limited v Lee Kimathi & 2 others [2021] KEELRC 1785 (KLR)
✦ The preliminary objection is dismissed with costs.
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Directline Assurance Company Limited & 6 others v Terry Wijenje & 5 others [2021] KEELRC 1430 (KLR)
✦ The court held that the applicants failed to prove the existence of contempt beyond reasonable doubt and dismissed the application.
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Julia Mwenje Nyinkuri v Kenya County Government Workers Union [2021] KEELRC 1492 (KLR)
✦ Court has jurisdiction to determine the instant petitioner's claims
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Mcdonald Charo & 36 others v Bofa Maweni Limited [2021] KEELRC 1804 (KLR)
✦ Khan is not a person of interest as far as the Respondent's ability to settle the outstanding decretal sum is concerned.
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Mahmood Abdulali Mohamed Jaffer Kanji v Gulf Badr Group (Kenya) Limited [2021] KEELRC 1779 (KLR)
✦ The document in the nature of Skype communication is expunged from the record due to non-compliance with Section 106B of the Evidence Act.
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Newton F. Kimanthi & another v Seth Panyako & 2 others; Registrar of Trade Unions (Interested Party) [2021] KEELRC 1799 (KLR)
✦ The suit is spent or overtaken by events.
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Christine Songa v Kenya County Government Workers’ Union & another; Matilda Jebet Kimeto (Interested Party) [2021] KEELRC 1808 (KLR)
✦ The application has merit and is allowed. An interlocutory injunction is issued staying the decisions, proceedings, and resolutions made pursuant to the Union elections conducted on 5/2/2021 with respect to the 1st respondent and the Employees of Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company Limited pending the hearing and determination of this suit.
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Anne Karoki v Kenya Hospital Association [2021] KEELRC 1798 (KLR)
✦ The court grants the respondent's application to be heard before judgment, allowing the respondent to file witness statements and final submissions.
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Dixon Mbarie Otipi v Inter Security Services Limited [2021] KEELRC 1767 (KLR)
✦ The Court finds the claimant's dismissal unfair and unlawful
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Kenya Foreign Recruitment & Employment Agencies Workers’ Union, Abubakar Kilwa Omar, Abdulkadir Juma Ali, Koti Kitavi Ngao, Fatuma Abdulkadir & Elizabeth Adhiambo Obonyo v Registrar of Trade Unions (Cause 19 of 2020) [2021] KEELRC 1810 (KLR) (29 April 2021) (Ruling)
✦ Claimants are allowed to file and serve their appeal against the refusal of registration within 14 days from the date of this ruling.
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Agriculture, Fisheries& Food Authority (Pyrethrum & Other Industrial Crops Directorate) v Leonard Matu Wanjau [2021] KEELRC 1788 (KLR)
✦ Application for stay of execution and leave to appeal denied
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Kenya Union of Commercial Food and Allied Workers v Maruti Office Supplies Limited & another [2021] KEELRC 1780 (KLR)
✦ The application for interim injunction is dismissed with costs.
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James Oyugi Mangla v Kenya National Union of Teachers & another [2021] KEELRC 1812 (KLR)
✦ The Court found the termination of employment unlawful and granted the following remedies: service gratuity, referable gratuity, terminal leave, and refund of burial and development funds.
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Maureen Cherono Nyigei v Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court of Kenya & another [2021] KEELRC 1796 (KLR)
✦ The petition is dismissed with costs as it has been overtaken by events.
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Tom Achola Auma v Alice Visionary Foundation Project (Cause 3 of 2019) [2021] KEELRC 1793 (KLR) (28 April 2021) (Judgment)
✦ The Court found that the termination was unlawful due to the lack of procedural fairness.
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Kenya National Union of Nurses v Vihiga County Public Service Board [2021] KEELRC 1817 (KLR)
✦ The Court declines to allow the objection and notes the legal tension between the County Governments Act and the Public Service Commission Act.
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Khadija Asman Adams v Nic Bank Limited [2021] KEELRC 1787 (KLR)
✦ The termination of the Claimant's employment was not procedurally fair.
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Dennis Kipkoech Langat v Tex Tred Limited [2021] KEELRC 1526 (KLR)
✦ The Court finds the Claimant’s termination was lawful and dismisses the claim.
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David Ondimu Kombo v County Assembly of Kisii & 2 others [2021] KEELRC 1818 (KLR)
✦ The Petition is dismissed with no order on costs.
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Magare Gikenyi J. Benjamin v Independent Electoral Committee (IEC) & 18 others; Kahura Mundia & 17 others (Interested Parties) [2021] KEELRC 1443 (KLR)
✦ The petition is dismissed as the respondents have raised fundamental questions of law, and the petitioner failed to address them. The respondents' elections should proceed as scheduled.
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Richard Wanjala v JRS Group Limited [2021] KEELRC 1815 (KLR)
✦ The Court finds no merit in the Cause save to find that the Claimant is entitled to and is awarded: (i) Accrued leave Kshs 17,250/-(ii) December 2017 wage Kshs 8,450/-