Kenyan case law
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Kiplangat v Kokchaik Cooperative Society Limited (Cause E004 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3371 (KLR) (28 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Court finds that the Claimant was not entitled to gratuity while on probation and 1-year contract, but was entitled to gratuity from January 2018, when he was employed on a term-indeterminate contract. The Court awards gratuity at Kshs. 256,440.
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Ngigi v Direct Specialist Company Limited (Cause 2079 of 2016) [2025] KEELRC 3391 (KLR) (28 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The corporate veil cannot be lifted to hold former directors and shareholders personally responsible for the company's liabilities.
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Kenya Chemical and Allied Workers Union v Kenya Flexogravure Limited (Cause E021 of 2022) [2025] KEELRC 3384 (KLR) (28 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application is declined, and the Claimant is ordered to explore other available modes of execution of the decree.
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Jubilous v Cooperative Bank of Kenya Limited (Cause E030 of 2023) [2025] KEELRC 3349 (KLR) (28 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court declines the claimant's request to transfer the claim to Eldoret and dismisses the claimant's application for a stay of proceedings. The court orders the claimant to prosecute his claim as soon as practicable.
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Kenya Union of Domestic, Hotels, Education Institutions, Hospitals, and Allied Workers v Bom of Motigo Secondary; Principal/Secretary (BOM) (Intended Contemnor) (Cause E003 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3357 (KLR) (28 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Contempt of Court Act, 2016 is found to be null and void, and the court will revert to the Civil Procedure Act and Judicature Act for guidance in terms of disobedience of court orders.
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Banking Insurance and Finance Union v Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Limited (Cause E1003 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3358 (KLR) (28 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court declines the Claimant's application for discovery, finding that the information sought is not relevant to the dispute and may breach the right to privacy of non-party employees.
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Kamau v Charleson Media Group (Cause E720 of 2023) [2025] KEELRC 3393 (KLR) (28 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ There was no employment relationship between the parties due to the Claimant's failure to sign the draft contracts. The Respondent terminated the employment relationship without notice during the probationary period, which was not justified.
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ole Pere v DOMINO(INTL) HOTEL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION LTD (Employment and Labour Relations Cause E046 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3355 (KLR) (28 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The termination was unfair as it lacked procedural fairness and substantive justification.
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Orangi & 21 others v Philips East Africa Limited (Cause E262 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3392 (KLR) (28 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Respondent must ensure that the transaction does not disadvantage the employees and must protect their accrued benefits and terms and conditions of engagement.
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Mohan v CCI Kenya Limited (Cause E588 of 2023) [2025] KEELRC 3411 (KLR) (28 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Court's decree will be stayed to the extent of the applicable statutory deductions, and the rightly deducted sums shall be remitted to the relevant Government Agencies within 30 days.
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Kenya National Union of Nurses v Bungoma County Public Service Board; Salaries and Remuneration Commission & another (Interested Parties) (Miscellaneous Application E187 of 2022) [2025] KEELRC 3365 (KLR) (28 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The court held that the CBA cannot be signed without the advice of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission.
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Kenya Aerotech Limited v Thoga (Miscellaneous Application E190 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3394 (KLR) (28 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The application is found without merit and is hereby dismissed with costs.
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Pelt Security Services Limited v Nyanumba (Appeal E004 of 2023) [2025] KEELRC 3370 (KLR) (28 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Appeal is allowed. The Claim shall be heard afresh before any other duly qualified Magistrate, other than the Trial Magistrate.
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Teachers Service Commission v Simatei & another (Appeal E031 of 2022) [2025] KEELRC 3442 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The issues in SPMCC No. E005 of 2022 were directly and substantially in issue in SPMC ELRC No. E004 of 2021, and the learned magistrate erred in law and fact.
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Oyatsi v Nzoia Sugar Company Limited (Cause 361(N) of 2009) [2025] KEELRC 3347 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Court lacks jurisdiction to stay proceedings relating to an appellate decree and there are no live proceedings before the Court that can be stayed.
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Ngumo v Burn Manufacturing Usa LLC (Petition E143 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3336 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The documents and paragraph 39 of the petition should be expunged and struck out as they were obtained illegally and are detrimental to the administration of justice.
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Lisanza v Lapfund Secured Retirement & another (Cause 198 of 2017) [2025] KEELRC 3374 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Court's judgment of April 30, 2025 stands, and the motion for review is dismissed
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Muguna v Central Bank of Kenya (Cause 39 of 2019) [2025] KEELRC 3511 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The summary dismissal was procedurally unfair as the Claimant was deprived of the opportunity to cross-examine witnesses in his absence.
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Tagi v University of Nairobi & 2 others (Employment and Labour Relations Petition E127 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3367 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The Petitioner's claims are dismissed due to the consent order removing the 1st Respondent from the proceedings.
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Kenya Union of Printing, Publishing, Paper Manufacturers, Pulp and Packaging Industries (KUPRIPUPA) v Man Power Company (TCM) & another (Cause E090 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3433 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ KUPRIPUPA has not satisfied the requirements for recognition and deduction of union dues by the 1st Respondent
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Ochieng v Awanad Enterprises Limited & 2 others (Cause 22 of 2019) [2025] KEELRC 3512 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The Claimant’s application is dismissed with costs as it is an abuse of the Court process and without merit.
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Muthee v Kenya Power & Lighting Company Ltd (Cause E083 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3342 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ The salary related claim is statute barred, but the psychological trauma claim is not.
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African Institute for Peace & Human Rights & another v Attorney General & another (Petition E084 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 3385 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The court found the petition not moot and the Petitioners are entitled to the prayers sought
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Nyang’ongo & another v Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Education & 2 others (Judicial Review E014 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 3330 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Ruling)
✦ An order of mandamus is granted compelling the respondents to pay the outstanding costs to the applicants' advocates.
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Wambua v Musoni Microfinance Limited (Cause E107 of 2022) [2025] KEELRC 3408 (KLR) (27 November 2025) (Judgment)
✦ The termination of the claimant's employment was not lawful and fair.