Kenyan case law
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Mwangi v Kenya Power & Lighting Company Limited (Cause E062 of 2023) [2026] KEELRC 251 (KLR) (30 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The court found that the Respondent did not provide valid reason for the termination and did not follow fair procedure, thus the termination was unfair and unlawful.
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M. Korongo & Company Advocates v Maswa (Miscellaneous Application E021 of 2024) [2026] KEELRC 260 (KLR) (30 January 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Court finds no reason not to accept the certificate of costs as a judgment of the Court and adopts it.
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Mehta Electricals Limited v Mohamed (Appeal E221 of 2024) [2026] KEELRC 194 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Court held that the Respondent was not unfairly dismissed and that he was not entitled to the reliefs awarded by the trial magistrate.
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Total Security Surveillance Limited v Ambutsi (Appeal E027 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 210 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The termination was justified, and the respondent was not underpaid.
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Ngongo v Roche Kenya Limited (Cause 426 of 2019) [2026] KEELRC 266 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The court found the termination of the Claimant’s employment on account of redundancy was unlawful
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Kikuyu Pipes and Fittings Centre Limited v Kiambu County Director of Occupational Safety and Health Services & another (Miscellaneous Application E194 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 177 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court grants the application for a temporary stay of enforcement of the 1st Respondent’s award pending the hearing and determination of the application, and grants leave to the Applicant to object to the 1st Respondent’s award out of time.
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Kaudo v DFG Kenya Limited t/a DFG Africa & another (Employment and Labour Relations Cause E1033 of 2023) [2026] KEELRC 178 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The court found that the termination was not valid and that the Respondents were liable for sexual harassment.
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Century Furniture Limited v Kazungu (Appeal E185 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 229 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The respondent is protected under section 37 of the Employment Act due to continuous employment beyond casual labor, and the trial court's findings are upheld.
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Kenya Union of Pre-Primary Education Teachers v Turkana County Public Service Board & another (Cause E019 of 2023) [2026] KEELRC 284 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application is dismissed with no orders as to costs as the substantive prayers have been overtaken by events.
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Suhara Transport [K] Limited v Ndung’ani (Miscellaneous Application E054 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 163 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Applicant's application succeeds, and the Applicant is ordered to file their appeal within 14 days and provide half of the decretal sum as security pending appeal.
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Seme v Teachers Service Commission & another (Petition E012 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 156 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Ruling)
✦ Petition is misplaced and struck out.
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Seafarers Union of Kenya v Ramadhan & 2 others; Registrar of Trade Union (Interested Party) (Cause E057 of 2023) [2026] KEELRC 165 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The court declared the respondents' election as unlawful and ordered the respondents to cease the planned election.
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Wekesa v Clerk County Council of Lugari (Appeal E001 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 228 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application by the appellant is hereby dismissed for lack of merits.
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Munyoki v Hakika Transport Services Limited (Cause 67 of 2018) [2026] KEELRC 187 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The termination of the Claimant's employment was unfair due to lack of procedural fairness and justification.
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Muthor v Mini Bakeries (Nairobi) Limited (Appeal E009 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 173 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed. The trial court’s decision is upheld. The appellant’s claim for underpayment is dismissed. The trial court’s award of 3 months gross salary compensation, severance pay, long service award, service pay, costs of the suit, and interest is upheld.
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Musyoki & another v Milemba & 2 others (Employment and Labour Relations Cause E253 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 200 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The court declines to strike out the suit and grants costs to the Claimants.
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African Marine and General Engineering Company Limited v Philip (Appeal E234 of 2024) [2026] KEELRC 231 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The court held that the suit was time-barred and dismissed the objections.
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Wasonga v Mini Bakeries (Nairobi) Ltd (Appeal E008 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 225 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed. The trial court's judgment is upheld.
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Otieno v Mini Bakeries (Nairobi) Ltd (Appeal E013 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 208 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The court found the termination unfair and awarded three months' compensation, severance, and service pay, long service award, costs at Kshs.60,000, and interest.
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Onyango v Mini Bakeries (Nairobi) Ltd (Appeal E015 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 209 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed. The trial court's judgment is upheld.
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Kenya Union of Commercial Food and Allied Workers v Dhl Supply Chain Limited (Cause E450 of 2022) [2026] KEELRC 219 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application to amend the Statement of Claim to include the additional Grievants is denied due to the time-barred nature of the claims
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Kenya Engineering Workers Union v Brollo Kenya Limited (Cause E076 of 2024) [2026] KEELRC 232 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The suit is reinstated, and the claimant is ordered to file a single amended Memorandum of Claim consolidating all the filed claims.
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Professional Clean Care v Fondo (Appeal E068 of 2024) [2026] KEELRC 167 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is upheld. The learned magistrate erred in awarding general damages, notice pay, and house allowances.
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Onyaka v Bungoma Line Safari Limited (Civil Miscellaneous Application E011 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 181 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The application is allowed as prayed, and the award by DOSH to the applicant in the sum of Kshs2,347,900/= is hereby adopted as a judgment of this court.
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Koyoo v Kenya College of Accountancy (KCA) University (Cause E641 of 2023) [2026] KEELRC 198 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Court held that the termination was substantively and procedurally unfair.