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ELRCAllowedNot stated in the judgment (appeal against Makueni ELRC Cause No. E06 of 2022)

Board of Management, Yinthungu Mixed Day & Boarding Secondary School v Mutie (Appeal E008 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 1174 (KLR)

Employment and Labour Relations Court
24 April 2025
BOByram Ongaya
696 words in judgment
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The bottom line

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Kenya's Employment Court paused enforcement of a Kshs 544,048 employment award because the employer's application to stay execution went unopposed.

What this practically means

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Executive summary

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The appellant/applicant, through the office of the Attorney General, moved the Employment and Labour Relations Court by Notice of Motion dated 05.04.2024 seeking temporary and substantive stay of execution of the judgment of Hon. P.N. Gesora, Chief Magistrate, delivered on 14.02.2024 in Makueni ELRC Cause No. E06 of 2022, in which the respondent was awarded Kshs 544,048.00 for service pay, leave days, unpaid August 2018 salary, damages for unfair termination and underpayment. The applicant intended to appeal, contending the judgment was undeserved, and feared execution. The application was supported by the affidavit of Paul Kavivya. No reply was filed by the respondent; the applicant filed final submissions, and the respondent's filed submissions related to the main appeal. The court (Byram Ongaya, Principal Judge) found the application unopposed and allowed it, staying execution of the trial court's judgment and decree pending hearing and determination of the appeal. It directed that the trial court file be availed forthwith, the appellant to file and serve the record of appeal with submissions within 21 days, and the respondent to file further submissions within 14 days thereafter. Costs of the application were reserved to the appeal, and the file was to be returned to the Machakos Court Sub-Registry. Judgment signed, dated and delivered at Nairobi on 24th April 2025.

Questions the Court framed

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The issues the Court set itself to decide, in its own words.

  1. 1.Whether a stay of execution of the trial court's judgment should issue pending the appeal

Key legal issues

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Whether the unopposed application for stay of execution pending appeal should be allowed

Holding

The court allowed the unopposed application and stayed execution of the trial court's judgment pending the appeal.

Reasoning

The application brought under Order 42 Rule 8 was served and not opposed; no reply was filed by the respondent. The court allowed the application with directions on the filing of the record of appeal and submissions, and fixed costs in the appeal.

p. 2

Legal principles established

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    Court orders

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    1. 1.Stay of execution of the trial Court's judgment and decree pending the hearing and determination of the appeal
    2. 2.Trial Court's case file to be availed forthwith and the appellant to file and serve the record of appeal together with submissions on the appeal within 21 days
    3. 3.Respondent to file and serve further submissions on appeal within 14 days thereafter
    4. 4.Costs of the application to be in the appeal
    5. 5.Parties to agree on a convenient date for mention on directions on judgment
    6. 6.Deputy Registrar to forthwith return the case file to Machakos Court Sub-Registry

    The bench

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    One judgment of the whole court — no separate or dissenting opinions.

    BO
    majority

    Wrote the judgment

    On appeal from
    Chief Magistrate's Court at Makueni (Employment and Labour Relations Cause)
    E06 of 2022
    Jurisdiction invoked
    Sections 1A, 1B, 3A, 63(e) of the Civil Procedure Act, Cap 21; Order 22 Rules 25, 51, 52; Order 42 Rule 8; Order 51 Rules 1 and 3 of the Civil Procedure Rules, 2010

    Quotable passages

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    Verbatim from the judgment, each located to the page it appears on in the official PDF — so these can be cited and checked directly.

    There be stay of execution of the trial Court's judgment and decree herein pending the hearing and determination of the instant appeal.
    p. 2Final orders - stay of execution
    In the circumstances the Court would allow it with orders that the trial Court file be availed forthwith and the appellant to file and serve the record of appeal together with submissions on the appeal in 14 days from today
    p. 2Unopposed application and directions

    Issues in the judgment

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    minor

    The case number of the appeal before the ELRC and the name of the respondent are not stated anywhere in the judgment.

    minor

    The court's interim ruling direction (14 days to file record of appeal) conflicts with the final order (21 days).

    Key timeline

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    Practical implications

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    Frequently asked questions

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    Cite this brief

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    Cite this brief

    Caselaw, "Board of Management, Yinthungu Mixed Day & Boarding Secondary School v Mutie (Appeal E008 of 2024) [2025] KEELRC 1174 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2025). Not stated in the judgment (appeal against Makueni ELRC Cause No. E06 of 2022). Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelrc/2025/1174/eng@2025-04-24

    Suggested citation format for research notes or client memos. Always verify the original judgment before relying on any point.