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This matter follows upon the issue of a consolidation order by this Court. As a result, the appeals by appellant and 2nd respondent against the arbitral award issued by 1st respondent were heard as one matter. The following is the judgment in the both matters. More

This matter follows upon the issue of a consolidation order by this Court. As a result, the appeals by appellant and 2nd respondent against the arbitral award issued by 1st respondent were heard as one matter. The following is the judgment in the both matters More

Applicant applied to this Court for leave to appeal its judgement to the Supreme Court. The application was made in terms of Section 92F of the Labour Act Chapter 28:01, hereafter called the Act, as read with Rule 43 of the Labour Court Rules, 2017, Respondent opposed the application. More

WAMAMBO J: This is an appeal against the judgment of the Magistrates Court. At the hearing we upheld the point in limine raised. It is now our understanding that an appeal has been lodged in the Supreme Court. There is however, no request for full reasons in the IECMS System. Our attention was brought for the full reasons to be availed by the Registrar’s Office. The reasons behind the decision we arrived at now follow. The respondent as the plaintiff in the court a quo issued summons against the appellant (who was the defendant in the court a quo). The... More

This matter concerns an application for contribution towards legal costs and maintenance pendente lite. The parties are husband and wife having married under the Marriage Act (Chapter 5:11) now [Chapter 5:17]. Applicant instituted divorce proceedings which were stalled due to a number of challenges culminating in the divorce matter being removed from the roll. Three children were born of the marriage. Two, of the children are now majors and self-supporting while the youngest was born on 12 May 2005 and at the time of the execution of applicants founding affidavit was attending upper six. The following form the bedrock of... More

This is an appeal against the decision of the Health Service Commission where it upheld the appellant employee’s guilty verdict and dismissal penalty meted out by the disciplinary authority. More

The Applicant was employed by the Respondent for a period of about six and a half years in the position of Co-ordinator in the Water Resources and compliance department. In December 2020, the Applicant was suspended by the Respondent on allegations of insulting and threatening the Respondent’s Finance Manager. The Applicant was charged with contravening Section 4 (a) of the Labour (National Employment Code of Conduct) Regulations, 2006. More