Kenyan case law
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Ochieng & 348 others v Siaya County Public Service Board & 5 others (Miscellaneous Application E068 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3604 (KLR) (15 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application is dismissed with costs.
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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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Baker v Mini Bakeries (Nairobi) Ltd (Miscellaneous Application E055 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3614 (KLR) (15 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Court adopts the Director's award and orders Respondent to pay the balance of Kshs. 1,224,207/- to the Applicant, with interest from the date of filing the application.
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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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Public Transport Operations Union v Solex Motors Limited (Cause E571 of 2023) [2025] KEELRC 3645 (KLR) (15 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The ELRC has jurisdiction over employment and labour relations disputes, including those where the employee's monthly salary is below Ksh. 80,000, as long as there is a Magistrate's Court to handle them.
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Kenya Union of Domestic, Hotels, Educational Institutions and Hospital Workers (KUDHEIHA) v Board of Management, Mtongwe Primary School (Cause E065 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3640 (KLR) (15 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The termination was unfair as it violated the grievant's rights under the Employment and Labour Relations Act.
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Chemelil Sugar Company Ltd v Ogada (Appeal E059 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3577 (KLR) (15 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed with costs to the Respondent.
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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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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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Tafiri v James Finlay's Mombasa Limited (Cause E097 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3569 (KLR) (15 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The termination was found to be unlawful, unfair, and in breach of the Employment Act. The claimant's termination was for just cause, and she is not entitled to gratuity or termination pay. The claimant's defamation claim is dismissed.
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Okello v Keda Ceramics International Company Limited (Appeal E064 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3688 (KLR) (15 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed with no order as to costs as the termination was fair and within the law.
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S.I Mwaura & Co Advocates v Meditest Diagnostics Services Limited (Miscellaneous Application E359 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3629 (KLR) (15 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court finds that the Applicant is entitled to judgment for the sum of Ksh. 368,325.88 as set out in the taxation order.
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Ndungu v Family Bank Limited (Cause E898 of 2023) [2025] KEELRC 3587 (KLR) (15 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ Evidence is admissible if relevant and not obtained illegally, subject to constitutional considerations.
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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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Chemelil Sugar Company Ltd v Owich (Appeal E060 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3616 (KLR) (15 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The appeal is dismissed with costs to the Respondent.
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Lumumba v Keitt Exporters Limited (Cause E201 of 2022) [2025] KEELRC 3762 (KLR) (15 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Notice of Appeal was filed outside the statutory period and is therefore fatally defective and incompetent.
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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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Parapet Limited v Chengasia (Appeal E122 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3549 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ Employment was terminated unfairly, and compensation of Ksh. 45,000 is awarded.
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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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Eb’Balo & another v Bas Titanium Limited (Miscellaneous Application E113 & E114 of 2025 (Consolidated)) [2025] KEELRC 3594 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The applications are premature and the parties are directed to revert to DOSH to address the respondent's objections.
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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 Union of Water and Sewerage Employees v Ruiru Juja Water and Sewerage Company Limited (Cause E428 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3619 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Court found the Union validly registered and thus had legal capacity to maintain the proceedings. The Court decided to stay the case for 45 days to allow the Grievant to consider legal options.
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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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Marro v Avic International Real Estate (Kenya) Limited GTC (Cause E696 of 2023) [2025] KEELRC 3601 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The termination was unfair and unlawful as there was no valid reason for the termination and it was done without a hearing.
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Kombe v Rain Drops Limited (Cause E008 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3540 (KLR) (11 December 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court finds the termination of employment unlawful and unfair, and awards compensation, notice pay, leave pay, and a certificate of service.