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ELRCAllowedELRC Petition No. E006 of 2025

Anclet Biket Okumu, Hassan Abdi Noor & Prof. John Obere Almadi v Maasai Mara University & Others

Employment and Labour Relations Court
30 September 2026
AMAnna Ngibuini Mwaure
481 words in judgment
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What this practically means

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Executive summary

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This brief ruling of the Employment and Labour Relations Court at Nakuru, delivered by Anna Ngibuini Mwaure J on 30th September 2026, determines an unopposed application seeking adoption of a Certificate of Costs dated 30th June 2026 in the sum of Kshs.388,943.33 as a judgment of the Court, together with interest at 14% per annum from 18th June 2026 until payment in full, and the issuance of a decree in respect of that certificate. The Applicant served the Respondent and filed an affidavit of service dated 27th August 2026; the Respondent filed no response. Finding the application uncontroverted, the court granted it as prayed and also awarded the costs of the application to the Applicant. The ruling is a taxing-costs enforcement step within Petition No. E006 of 2025 between three petitioners and Maasai Mara University and others, with the Public Service Commission, UASU and KUSU as interested parties; none of the parties appear to have participated in this application except the moving party. The closing portion of the ruling reproduces the standard COVID-19 virtual-delivery directions citing Article 159(2)(d) and Article 48 of the Constitution, Section 1B of the Civil Procedure Act and the waiver of Order 21 Rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules. The judgment is notable chiefly for its brevity: it contains no analysis of the taxing master's certificate, the rate of interest, or the dates relied upon, beyond noting the absence of opposition.

Questions the Court framed

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

  1. 1.Whether the unopposed application to adopt the Certificate of Costs dated 30th June 2026 as a judgment of the Court should be granted

Key legal issues

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Adoption of a Certificate of Costs as a judgment

Holding

The Certificate of Costs dated 30th June 2026 for Kshs.388,943.33 was adopted as a judgment of the Court, with interest at 14% per annum from 18th June 2026 until payment in full, and a decree ordered to issue.

Reasoning

The Applicant served the Respondent with the application and an affidavit of service dated 27th August 2026 was filed. The Respondent filed no response, leaving the application uncontroverted. The court therefore granted the application as prayed and also awarded costs of the application to the Applicant.

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Legal principles established

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  • An uncontroverted application that is not opposed may be granted as prayed

Court orders

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  1. 1.The Certificate of Costs dated 30th June 2026 of Kshs.388,943.33 adopted as a judgment of the Court with interest at 14% per annum from 18th June 2026 until payment in full
  2. 2.A decree to issue in respect of the Certificate of Costs dated 30th June 2026
  3. 3.Costs of the application awarded to the Applicant

The bench

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

AM
majority

Wrote the judgment

Jurisdiction invoked
Employment and Labour Relations Court jurisdiction (no specific provision invoked)

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.

THAT this Honourable Court be pleased to adopt the Certificate of Costs dated 30th June, 2026 of Kshs.388,943.33 as a Judgment of this Court
p. 1relief sought
The Application is not controverted and the same is granted as prayed. Costs will be provided also to the Applicant.
p. 2final orders

Issues in the judgment

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minor

Application dated 2026 within a 2025 petition; interest from 18th June 2026

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COVID-19 virtual delivery boilerplate in a 2026 ruling

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Cite this brief

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Cite this brief

Caselaw, "Anclet Biket Okumu, Hassan Abdi Noor & Prof. John Obere Almadi v Maasai Mara University & Others", Case Analysis (2026). ELRC Petition No. E006 of 2025. Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelrc/2026/2680/eng@2026-09-30

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