Kenyan case law
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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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Muchi v Mini Bakeries (Nairobi) Ltd (Appeal E014 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 227 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The termination was found to be unfair, and the court awarded compensation, severance, and service pay, long service award, and other benefits.
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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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Kenya Long Distance Truck Drivers and Allied Workers Union v Transway (K) Logistics Company; Central Organization of Trade Unions (Interested Party) (Cause E011 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 160 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Claimant's case is dismissed as it failed to prove the threshold for recognition and the order for deduction of dues was not issued.
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Mungoma v Mini Bakeries (Nairobi) Limited (Appeal E010 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 172 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The court found the trial court's decision to be flawed due to its failure to consider the totality of the appellant's evidence and its award of compensation for unlawful dismissal was inordinately low.
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Radar Limited v Muema (Appeal E153 of 2024) [2026] KEELRC 152 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ Affirming the trial court's decision on the unfair termination but reversing the award of compensation and other reliefs.
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Tamarind Restaurant Mombasa v Munga (Appeal E263 of 2024) [2026] KEELRC 197 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The gross salary at the time of termination was KShs. 25,777, not KShs. 19,910 as the Appellant claimed.
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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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Mithano v Standard Chartered Bank of Kenya Limited (Cause E018 of 2021) [2026] KEELRC 191 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Court found the termination unfair and ordered compensation and other reliefs.
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Arwa v Mini Bakeries (Nairobi) Ltd (Appeal E012 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 207 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed. The trial court's judgment is affirmed, except for the award of interest, which shall run from the date of judgment.
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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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Chairman Masaba Farmers Co-operative Union Ltd & 2 others v Nyaoko (Miscellaneous Application E015 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 215 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Court grants the Applicants leave to file an appeal out of time and orders the Record of Appeal to be filed within 60 days of the order.
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Choru v Camusat Kenya Limited (Cause E665 of 2021) [2026] KEELRC 278 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The termination of the Claimant's contract on grounds of Redundancy was unfair and unprocedural
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Gichora v Kuku Foods (K) Limited (Cause E687 of 2023) [2026] KEELRC 171 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The amended claim is defective due to the lack of a verifying affidavit and non-compliance with the prescribed format for showing amendments.
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Downtown Hotel v Mutua (Appeal 131 of 2022) [2026] KEELRC 222 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The Respondent was employed as a Cashier and his dismissal was unfair.
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University of Nairobi v Kitumbui (Appeal E198 of 2024) [2026] KEELRC 212 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The letter of appointment was valid and the termination of employment was procedurally fair.
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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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Maina v Squid Kenya Limited (Cause 2430 of 2017) [2026] KEELRC 272 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The termination was fair and legal, but the process was unfair.
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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.
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Kenya Union of Domestic Hotels Educational Institutions Hospitals and Allied Workers v Sucham Investment Limited t/a Amani Tiwi Beach Resort (Cause E032 of 2023) [2026] KEELRC 213 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The court finds that the declaration of redundancy was unlawful due to a lack of due process, leading to the unfair termination of employment for the grievants.
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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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Muthoka v Mehta Electricals Limited (Cause E048 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 188 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The Respondent's preliminary objection is dismissed.
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Omare & 3 others v Georgios (Appeal E044 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 151 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed with costs to the Respondent as the Appellants sued the wrong party and did not establish employment by the Respondent.
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Excellent Security Services Ltd v Nyasio (Appeal E159 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 182 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Ruling)
✦ The appeal is struck out with costs
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Olero v Roche Kenya Limited (Cause 427 of 2019) [2026] KEELRC 279 (KLR) (29 January 2026) (Judgment)
✦ The court found the redundancy process to be lawful and adopted the decision in ELRC Cause No. 426 of 2019.