Frank Omondi Anyiko & 35 Others v County Government of Nairobi
The bottom line
#Nairobi County must show bank proof it paid a judgment debt, or former employees can start executing against it.
What this practically means
#Executive summary
#Questions the Court framed
#The issues the Court set itself to decide, in its own words.
- 1.Whether the Deputy Registrar erred in law and in fact in the computation of the sums allegedly outstanding in the Ruling delivered on 24th January 2025
- 2.Whether the Respondent/Applicant is entitled to the orders sought in the Application (stay, review/setting aside of the Certificate of Order Against the Government)
- 3.Who should bear the costs of the Application
Key legal issues
#Whether the decretal sum had been fully paid so as to justify stay and setting aside of the Certificate of Order Against the Government
Not established; the applicant failed to exhibit payment details and its own figures totalled only Kshs 4,713,200 against a decretal sum of Kshs 8,871,040 plus interest
The court examined the averments and submissions and found that despite asserting full payment, the applicant exhibited no bank transfers or statements. Its own admitted payments fell far short of the decretal sum plus accrued interest, so the grounds for stay were not viable.
Whether the court could review or vary the Deputy Registrar's computation and the Certificate of Order
The court cannot vary the certificate of costs as that is the Deputy Registrar's duty; variation can only occur after the applicant submits evidence of payments
The court held that computation of the decretal amount paid falls within the Deputy Registrar's mandate. It declined to re-calculate itself but gave the applicant 15 days to present fresh proof of payments to the Deputy Registrar for re-evaluation, with temporary stay in the interim.
Legal principles established
#- A payment voucher is not proof of payment; actual payment must be evidenced by bank transfers or bank statements
- The court cannot vary a certificate of costs; that is the function of the Deputy Registrar
Court orders
#- 1.Applicant given an opportunity to appear before the Deputy Registrar with fresh proof of payments made, if at all, for re-evaluation within 15 days
- 2.Temporary stay of execution for the said period or as may be extended by the Deputy Registrar
- 3.In default, execution may proceed
- 4.Costs in the cause
The bench
#One judgment of the whole court — no separate or dissenting opinions.
Wrote the judgment
- Jurisdiction invoked
- Original employment and labour relations jurisdiction of the ELRC over a cause filed by former employees of the County Government of Nairobi
Relief refused
#Review and/or setting aside of the Deputy Registrar's Ruling of 24th January 2025 and the Certificate of Order Against the Government of 15th July 2025
Court held it cannot vary the certificate of costs, that being the Deputy Registrar's duty, and the applicant failed to exhibit proof of payment
Costs of the application to the Applicant
Costs were ordered to be in the cause
Costs
Costs in the cause
Quotable passages
#Verbatim from the judgment, each located to the page it appears on in the official PDF — so these can be cited and checked directly.
Despite the fact that the applicant indicated that the decretal sum has been fully paid, the applicant failed to exhibit any payment details made either in form of bank transfers or bank statements that were made.
The applicant sought to rely on a payment voucher which is not proof of payment.
I would therefore give the applicant an opportunity to appear before the DR with fresh proof of payments made if, at all, for re- evaluation within 15 days. There will be temporary stay for the said period or as may be extended by the Deputy Registrar. In default execution may proceed. Costs in the cause.
Issues in the judgment
#Delivery date appears to be a typographical error (2026 instead of 2025)
Claimants' pleaded payments total Kshs 2,424,200 but the impugned ruling is said to have computed Kshs 2,424,000
Key timeline
#Practical implications
#Frequently asked questions
#Cite this brief
#Cite this brief
Caselaw, "Frank Omondi Anyiko & 35 Others v County Government of Nairobi", Case Analysis (2026). ELRC Cause No. 642 of 2019. Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelrc/2026/2471/eng@2026-09-21
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