Kenyan case law

Okanga v Mombasa Island Cargo Terminal (Cause 10 of 2019) [2024] KEELRC 2042 (KLR) (25 July 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The Respondent's application for stay of execution pending appeal is dismissed.

Wanjiku t/a Verjoda Gardens Villa v Amukhule (Employment and Labour Relations Appeal E012 of 2023) [2024] KEELRC 2067 (KLR) (24 July 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The appeal is dismissed, and the Appellant is awarded 8 months' salary compensation for unfair termination.

Republic v Pharmacy and Poisons Board; Association of Kenya Medical Laboratory Scientific Officers & 2 others (Exparte); Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board (Interested Party) (Judicial Review E049 of 2023) [2024] KEELRC 2017 (KLR) (24 July 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The court has jurisdiction to determine the application as judicial review was the only avenue for the applicants to institute the suit.

Kenya Hotels and Allied Workers Union v Panari Hotel (Employment and Labour Relations Cause 880 of 2019) [2024] KEELRC 2009 (KLR) (24 July 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The Court found the termination of the grievants' employment to be unfair due to lack of valid reasons and procedural fairness.

Nzioki v Gratom Babz Services Limited (Cause 915 of 2017) [2024] KEELRC 1976 (KLR) (24 July 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The court finds insufficient evidence to determine if the Claimant deserted the workplace, and thus cannot declare the termination unfair.

Mutemi v Gratom Babz Services Limited (Cause 914 of 2017) [2024] KEELRC 1891 (KLR) (24 July 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The court held that the Respondent failed to prove that the Claimant absconded duty, thus the dismissal was unlawful.

Mukesh v Associated Construciton Co. (K) Ltd (Cause 265 of 2020) [2024] KEELRC 1898 (KLR) (24 July 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The court denied the application to stay execution of the judgment and ordered the applicant to pay the decretal sum in 6 monthly installments starting from September 2024.

Omwenga v Pinkertons Kenya Limited (Appeal 151 of 2022) [2024] KEELRC 1890 (KLR) (23 July 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The appeal is upheld, and the trial court's judgment is set aside. The Appellant is awarded Kshs.563,884.75 in special damages, Kshs.18,200/= in leave, and Kshs.13,000/= in compensation. Other claims are dismissed.

Wachiuri v Kaisugu Limited (Employment and Labour Relations Cause E010 of 2023) [2024] KEELRC 1949 (KLR) (23 July 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The termination was unfair and procedurally deficient.

Bor & 5 others v Kericho County Assembly & 4 others (Constitutional Petition E006 of 2023) [2024] KEELRC 2080 (KLR) (23 July 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The court found that the Ad Hoc Committee's recommendation for the removal of the Petitioners was illegal and violated their constitutional rights. The court awarded nominal damages and ordered interim orders.

Mutung'a v Kenya Wildlife Service & another (Cause E820 of 2023) [2024] KEELRC 1941 (KLR) (23 July 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The preliminary objection is dismissed as the 2nd Respondent is an employer for the purposes of the law and cannot be dismissed from the suit.

Esilaba v Termiterion TCS Limited (Cause 2157 of 2017) [2024] KEELRC 1977 (KLR) (23 July 2024) (Judgment)

Wachira v Proshade Kenya Limited (Cause E885 of 2021) [2024] KEELRC 2055 (KLR) (23 July 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The Court dismissed the suit, finding that the termination was not unfair and that the disciplinary hearing was not lopsided.

Mutung'a v Kenya Wildlife Service & another (Cause E820 of 2023) [2024] KEELRC 1995 (KLR) (23 July 2024) (Ruling)

✦ Preliminary objection is dismissed

Gichuki v Christian Aid (Cause 528 of 2019) [2024] KEELRC 2107 (KLR) (23 July 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The Court finds the dismissal procedurally fair and the Claimant's claims unsupported. The suit is dismissed with each party bearing their own costs.

Khayanje v Royal Tulip Canaan Nairobi (Cause 602 of 2019) [2024] KEELRC 2053 (KLR) (23 July 2024) (Judgment)

✦ Claimant is entitled to payment of services rendered to the Respondent's subsidiary, notice pay, compensation for unlawful termination, costs of the suit, and interest on the sums awarded.

Kariamburi v Bins (Nairobi) Services Ltd (Cause E433 of 2021) [2024] KEELRC 1975 (KLR) (22 July 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The parties entered into an indefinite term contract of service from December 1, 2014. The Claimant's resignation was involuntary due to the intolerable working environment created by the Respondent.

Mwangi & another v Speaker, County Assembly of Laikipia & another (Petition E019 of 2023) [2024] KEELRC 1872 (KLR) (19 July 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The court has jurisdiction to hear the petition as it deals with employment issues and disputes related to employment and labour relations.

Sara v Waso Trustland Project (Cause E015 of 2022) [2024] KEELRC 1876 (KLR) (19 July 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The dismissal was unfair and unlawful.

Kenya National Private Security Workers Union v Eccel Services International Limited (Cause E007 of 2023) [2024] KEELRC 1874 (KLR) (19 July 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The grievant absconded work voluntarily, and the dismissal was not unfair.

Local Authorities Provident Fund Board v County Government of Isiolo (Employment and Labour Relations Cause E026 of 2021) [2024] KEELRC 1901 (KLR) (19 July 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The Court finds that the claimant failed to prove that it served the respondents with a proper notice as contemplated in section 53A of the Act. Therefore, the claim for compound interest is dismissed.

Nthiga v Mundigi, MP (Cause E009 of 2023) [2024] KEELRC 1900 (KLR) (19 July 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The Court has jurisdiction to hear the matter. The termination was not unlawful and unfair, and the Claimant is not entitled to the reliefs sought.

Jiangxi Transportation Engineering Group Ltd v Karweru & Co. Advocates (Miscellaneous Application E011 of 2022) [2024] KEELRC 1873 (KLR) (19 July 2024) (Ruling)

✦ The court has jurisdiction to entertain the application for leave to extend the time fixed for filing a reference to challenge a decision by a Taxing Officer on a Bill of Costs.

Gichuki v Lalji Ramji Filing Station Ltd & another (Employment and Labour Relations Appeal E10 of 2023) [2024] KEELRC 1903 (KLR) (19 July 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The court dismissed the appeal, affirming the trial court's decision.

Karanja v A.D.N Security Ltd (Appeal E013 of 2023) [2024] KEELRC 1877 (KLR) (19 July 2024) (Judgment)

✦ The appeal is partially successful, and the suit is remitted back to the Lower Court for determination of undetermined matters. The appellant is awarded costs of the appeal plus interest.