Kenyan case law
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Asuna v Woodways (K) Limited (Miscellaneous Application E240 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3605 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Court finds that the Respondent's contentions should have been raised through a motion for judicial review or an appeal, and as no appeal has been filed, the Court allows the Motion and finds the Applicant entitled to the assessed amount.
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Ali v Murugu & another (Cause E147 of 2022) [2025] KEELRC 3550 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Court finds that the Claimant was an employee of the 2nd Respondent, and not the 1st Respondent. The Claimant was unfairly and unlawfully terminated. The Court awards 8 months' salary as compensation for unfair termination.
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Victor v Ernie Campbell & Company Limited (Cause E570 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3641 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Court found the termination of the Claimant's employment to be unfair and unlawful.
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Ashikhanga v M-Gas Limited (Cause E257 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3609 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ Magistrates' Court lacks jurisdiction to hear and determine the claim for compensation for constitutional rights violations
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Gathuthi Tea Factory Company Limited v Warui (Civil Appeal E008 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3592 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The learned trial Magistrate's judgment is upheld, and the appeal is dismissed with costs to the Respondent.
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Universities Academic Staff Union v Karatina University (Cause E030 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3539 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application is dismissed with costs.
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Aradi v Teachers Service Commission (Petition E003 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3551 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The petition is dismissed with no order on costs.
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Prof Tom Ojienda & Associates v County Government of Migori (Miscellaneous Case E017 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3582 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court denied the respondent's motion for Order of Mandamus as the respondent did not provide adequate time and opportunity to satisfy the decree.
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Lel v Uasin Gishu County Public Service Board & another; Bulbul & 6 others (Interested Parties) (Miscellaneous Application E024 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3765 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court has jurisdiction to hear the application and the applicant is entitled to the orders sought.
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Abdulatif v Kitui Flour Mills Limited (Appeal E138 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3545 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed. The trial court's jurisdiction to hear the counterclaim is upheld. The objections to jurisdiction are rejected.
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Mburu v Tata Chemicals Magadi Limited (Cause E054 & E056 of 2023 (Consolidated)) [2025] KEELRC 3603 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The redundancy was procedurally flawed, rendering the termination unfair.
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Kagwiria v Kenya Reinsurance Corporation Limited (Cause E041 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3611 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Court holds that the Respondent's Objection is not valid, and the claims are not statute-barred.
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Okongo & another (t/a Okong'o Wandago & Co Advocates) v Kamau & 468 others (Miscellaneous Application E103 of 2023) [2025] KEELRC 3532 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application is dismissed with no costs.
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Kenya National Private Security Workers Union v Wells Fargo Security Limited (Cause E016 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3767 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The respondent is deserving of the orders sought in its application dated 15th July 2025
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Sinohydro Corporation Limited v Mgandi (Appeal E128 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3546 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is allowed with costs. Judgment in Mariakani CMELRC No. E004 of 2024 is set aside.
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Gitau v Trustees of Eagles Faith Ministries George Muhoro Mathu & another (Cause E514 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3635 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Claimant's Replying Adavit is incompetent and is hereby struck out. The names of the Applicants should be struck out from the suit on grounds of misjoinder.
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Kipkorir v Secretary General, Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers & 2 others (Cause E012 of 2021) [2025] KEELRC 3764 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application is dismissed as the Claimant lacks locus standi.
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Mbatia v KM Look Up Media Group Ltd (Look Up Tv) (Cause E708 of 2023) [2025] KEELRC 3552 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Court finds that the termination of the Claimant's employment was unfair.
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Were v Staffing Africa Limited & another (Appeal E144 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3544 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is without merit and is hereby dismissed. The appellant is to pay the respondents' costs of the appeal.
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Karisa & 6 others v Majlis Manda Island Resort Limited & another (Cause E006 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3593 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The suit is reinstated on condition that the claimants pay KSh. 10,000 in court fees within 14 days, and a hearing date is set within the next 14 days. Failure to do so will result in the suit being dismissed.
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Amalgamated Union of Kenya Metal Workers v ASL (Industrial Division) Limited (Cause E407 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3621 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Court orders the Respondent to grant the Union recognition within 30 days of this judgment and to commence the deduction of trade union dues from the employees who have signed into membership with the Union and remit the dues to the Union, effective 31 December 2025.
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Kenya Engineering Workers Union v RM Patel & Partners Limited (Cause E027 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3766 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court declared the redundancy notices unprocedural and null and void, and ordered the Respondent to comply with the law and the parties' CBA when carrying out redundancies.
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Karuga v Taneem Proeprties & 4 others (Cause E111 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3542 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court found that the employment was terminated unfairly and ordered the respondents to pay service pay to the claimant.
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Kaburu & 3 others v Kihingo Village Waridi Gardens Management (Cause E370 of 2023) [2025] KEELRC 3602 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Claimants were employees of the Respondent. The claim is not time barred. The termination was unlawful and unfair.
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Kenya Private Universities Non-Teaching Workers' Union v Pan African Christian University (Cause 347 of 2015) [2025] KEELRC 3620 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Notice to Show Cause is withdrawn, and the file is closed.