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Former council workers lost their case against Kiambu County because they sued the wrong body — hiring county staff is the County Public Ser

A Kenyan court ruled that firing an employee validly for misconduct can still be unlawful if the disciplinary process moves too fast to allo

A Kenyan court ordered an employer to reinstate and pay a worker removed from payroll without a hearing or valid reason.

Murang'a County illegally restarted a public board recruitment to favour a new candidate, and the Nyeri Employment Court stopped it and awar

The Employment Court struck out a worker's claim because the same dispute had already been decided in an earlier case between the same parti

Kenya's Employment Court found the doctors' union and its officials guilty of contempt for continuing a strike after a court order suspended

Kenya's Employment Court ruled that a governor can lawfully discipline a county executive committee member through a show-cause letter witho

Kenya's Employment Court froze a company's land and vehicle to stop it selling assets and dodging a former employee's unpaid claim.

A Kenyan employment court revived a KShs 2.1 million salary arrears award on review, confirming six-year limitation applied, but dismissed o

A Kenyan employment court granted a stay of execution only on condition the appellant pays half the judgment sum within ten days.

If you are injured while on duty in Kenya, your employer must refer you for a work injury assessment, and courts can order that referral if

Kenya's Employment Court ruled that firing a worker because she is pregnant is discrimination, awarding full maximum compensation despite he

A union's lock-out claim failed because it named no affected workers and skipped the mandatory conciliation process before going to court.

A Kenyan court awarded a kitchen attendant 12 months' salary after her employer fired her over theft suspicions without proof or a fair hear

A Kenyan court upheld a police officer's medical retirement because a medical board recommended it, procedures were followed, and he receive

Kenya's Employment Court ruled that skipping redundancy notice and severance rules makes a dismissal unfair, costing the employer over Kshs.

Kenya's Employment Court confirmed that 'interest at court rates' on an award can be set at up to 14% per annum, and rejected a bid to lower

A Kenyan court ruled two bakery workers were unfairly dismissed for missing work due to illness, because their employer never gave them a he

Kenya's Employment Court ruled that repeated short fixed-term contracts are lawful and do not automatically become permanent jobs, though te

The Employment Court dismissed Periotic Guards' attempt to change appeal conditions because it raised the wrong arguments through the wrong

KRA lost its bid to pause an employment judgment because it filed the wrong affidavit and misunderstood the court's order of re-engagement.

A Kenyan employment court granted KCB only a conditional stay of execution because it waited nearly a year and had filed no actual appeal.

A Kenyan court dismissed a teachers' union's bid for automatic salary deductions, ruling the union itself must prove each member's signed co