Kenyan case law
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Kenya Union of Clinical Officers v Baringo County Public Service Board & 49 others (Judicial Review E027 & E057 of 2025 (Consolidated)) [2025] KEELRC 3661 (KLR) (17 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Court found the job adverts not in accordance with the Approved Career Guidelines and quashed the decision of the Public Service Commission.
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Wambui v Teachers Service Commission (Employment and Labour Relations Petition E072 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3631 (KLR) (17 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The petitioner was fairly and justly dismissed and there was no breach of constitutional rights.
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Imbayi v Tangaza University College (Cause 130 of 2019) [2025] KEELRC 3672 (KLR) (17 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court grants the leave to change advocate but requires the Advocate to file a bill of costs for determination.
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Sinohydro Tianjin Engineering Company Limited v Kalee & another (Employment and Labour Relations Appeal E015 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3733 (KLR) (17 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court finds that the trial court erred in awarding the Respondents 12 months’ gross salary as compensation for unfair termination without providing a justifiable reason.
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Chui v Umma University (Petition E162 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3675 (KLR) (17 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ Petition dismissed with costs for the respondent.
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Mutuga (Suing as the Administrators and Legal Representatives of the Estate of Nelson Mutunga (Deceased)) v Bonan Consult Limited (Miscellaneous Application E018 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3637 (KLR) (16 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ Application dismissed with costs to the applicants
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Robison Investment Limited v Ongoma (Employment and Labour Relations Appeal E090 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3751 (KLR) (16 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Memorandum of Appeal and Application are bad in law and incompetent.
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Towett v Teachers Service Commission (Claim E030 of 2023) [2025] KEELRC 3715 (KLR) (16 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court found both parties breached their obligations, and the Respondent did not provide sufficient evidence to justify dismissal.
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Wanyonyi v Chief Executive Officer, Kenya Medical Supplies Authority & another; Tunai & 7 others (Contemnor) (Employment and Labour Relations Petition E152 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3670 (KLR) (16 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application for review has no merit and is denied.
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Bofu Fefa Children Development Centre v Munga (Appeal E009 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3607 (KLR) (16 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court finds no reasonable cause to reinstate the appeal and dismisses the application
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Kamore v SMEP Michrofinance Bank PLC (Cause E992 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3606 (KLR) (16 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court issued an order of stay of the Respondent's decision to dismiss the Claimant for gross misconduct and an order of injunction to restrain the Respondent from undertaking disciplinary proceedings against the Claimant.
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Juma v Red Mamba Agencies Limited & another (Miscellaneous Application E135 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3568 (KLR) (16 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The objections based on section 90 of the Act or section 26(4) of WIBA concerning the enforcement of the DOSH award are dismissed.
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Osman v Ministry of Interior and National Administration & 4 others (Employment and Labour Relations Petition E217 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3671 (KLR) (16 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ Petition dismissed as lacking merit
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Kenya National Private Security Union v Khagrams (Sued as the Executor of the Estate of Kantilal D. Khagram) (Cause E058 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3673 (KLR) (16 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court has jurisdiction to hear the suit as it has been filed by a union representing the grievant, despite his salary being less than the specified amount in the Gazette Notice.
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Ngare v Goodlife Pharmacy Limited (Cause 557 of 2019) [2025] KEELRC 3634 (KLR) (16 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Court granted the leave to adduce additional evidence and recall witnesses.
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Nguyai v Benton Media Ventures Ltd (Employment and Labour Relations Cause E325 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3625 (KLR) (15 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court found that the preliminary objection was unsuitable for determination through a preliminary objection and that the true nature of the relationship must be determined after a full trial.
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Oloo v Homa Bay County Government (Cause E088 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3608 (KLR) (15 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court has jurisdiction to hear the suit and the Claimant has not exhausted the alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.
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Okoth v Pride Kings Security Services Ltd (Appeal E046 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3618 (KLR) (15 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed as the trial court's findings were correct and the appellant did not make any claims on leave prior to termination.
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Mbadi v Pride Kings Security Services Ltd (Appeal E045 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3576 (KLR) (15 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed as devoid of merit.
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AWK v Bureau Veritas Kenya Limited (Cause E072 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3622 (KLR) (15 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court found that the claimant's conduct was not harassment as defined by the Employment Act and that the termination was not unfair.
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Transport Workers Union v Greenline Company Limited (Cause E447 of 2023) [2025] KEELRC 3761 (KLR) (15 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court finds the employment relationship valid and holds the termination to be unfair and unlawful.
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Wakarima v Golden Jubilee Limited t/a Mercure and Pullman Hotel Upperhill (Cause E1042 of 2023) [2025] KEELRC 3586 (KLR) (15 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court held that the Claimant was entitled to the protections granted by section 41 of the Employment Act, despite the exclusion in section 42(1). The Respondent did not follow fair procedure in terminating the Claimant's contract.
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Havens v Proto Enegry Limited (Cause E769 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3626 (KLR) (15 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The termination was unlawful due to non-compliance with the Employment Act's redundancy procedures. The court declared the contract not closed through mutual separation and awarded compensation for unfair termination.
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Ogutu v Kenya Power and Lighting Company Limited (Cause E736 of 2023) [2025] KEELRC 3588 (KLR) (15 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court held that the Claimant was deployed to the Respondent’s South Nyanza office in acting capacity and that the Respondent failed to pay the Claimant acting allowance.
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Bau v Imprimatur Company Limited (Employment and Labour Relations Cause E154 of 2023) [2025] KEELRC 3644 (KLR) (15 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court finds that the Claimant did not lose her employment through constructive dismissal and is not entitled to the reliefs she seeks.