[2019] KEELRC 1674 (KLR)
The court found that the entire claim in Civil Suit No. 357 of 2014 had been dismissed with each party to bear their own costs, and therefore, there was nothing to compute or execute. No decree was drawn or attachment done in respect of the case. The application by the applicants lacked merit as there was no...
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- Citation
- [2019] KEELRC 1674 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Carolly Onyango; Applicant: Albert Isagi; Applicant: Eliud Mokweri; Applicant: Denis Kinua Mwangi; Applicant: Careen N. Simiyu; Applicant: Oliver Iyaya Simwelo; Applicant: Dais Omusolo; Applicant: Kenneth Bolo; Applicant: Wycliffe M. Morari; Applicant: Christine Chemuk; Applicant: Alphose Ossoreth; Applicant: Ambrose Kosgey; Applicant: Ben Odondi Omondi; Applicant: Ray Oduor; Applicant: Risper Jepkoech Massai; Applicant: Opar Benard Odhiambo; Applicant: Erick Odhiambo Omundi; Applicant: Erick Ochieng Omolo; Applicant: Fred Ombui; Applicant: Stephen Omugu; Applicant: Edward Nyakinya; Applicant: Philip James Mwangale; Applicant: Ezekiah Omuono; Applicant: George Osano; Applicant: Joseline Muyangu; Applicant: Fred Ashibondo; Applicant: George Wanjala; Applicant: Paul Wakoli; Applicant: Everline Omolo; Applicant: Imellia Achieng; Respondent: Jiangxi Zhongmei Engineering Construction Company Limited
- Court
- Employment and Labour Relations Court
- Court Station
- Employment and Labour Relations Court at Kisumu
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Cause 357 of 2014
- Procedural Posture
- Employment and Labour Cause / Ruling on Post Judgment Application
- Outcome
- application dismissed with costs to the respondents
- Judges
- MN Nduma
- Legal Topics
- Execution of Judgment, Decree Extraction, Costs Orders, Stay of Execution
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Parties
Carolly Onyango
Applicant
Albert Isagi
Applicant
Eliud Mokweri
Applicant
Denis Kinua Mwangi
Applicant
Careen N. Simiyu
Applicant
Oliver Iyaya Simwelo
Applicant
Dais Omusolo
Applicant
Kenneth Bolo
Applicant
Wycliffe M. Morari
Applicant
Christine Chemuk
Applicant
Alphose Ossoreth
Applicant
Ambrose Kosgey
Applicant
Ben Odondi Omondi
Applicant
Ray Oduor
Applicant
Risper Jepkoech Massai
Applicant
Opar Benard Odhiambo
Applicant
Erick Odhiambo Omundi
Applicant
Erick Ochieng Omolo
Applicant
Fred Ombui
Applicant
Stephen Omugu
Applicant
Edward Nyakinya
Applicant
Philip James Mwangale
Applicant
Ezekiah Omuono
Applicant
George Osano
Applicant
Joseline Muyangu
Applicant
Fred Ashibondo
Applicant
George Wanjala
Applicant
Paul Wakoli
Applicant
Everline Omolo
Applicant
Imellia Achieng
Applicant
Jiangxi Zhongmei Engineering Construction Company Limited
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Employment and Labour Cause / Ruling on Post Judgment Application
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the decree was properly drawn and extracted in accordance with Order 21 Rule 8 of the Civil Procedure Rules.
- 2 Whether there was any executable judgment or decree in the matter given the dismissal of the suit.
- 3 Whether the applicants were entitled to stay of execution or other reliefs sought in the application.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the entire claim in Civil Suit No. 357 of 2014 had been dismissed with each party to bear their own costs, and therefore, there was nothing to compute or execute. No decree was drawn or attachment done in respect of the case. The application by the applicants lacked merit as there was no executable judgment or decree, and the orders sought could not apply to other causes. The application was accordingly dismissed with costs to the respondents.
Court Disposition
application dismissed with costs to the respondents
Orders
- The application is dismissed with costs to the respondents.
Full Case Text
Judgment text and source record
61 paragraphs
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR RELATIONS COURT AT KISUMU
CASE NO. 357 OF 2014
(Before Hon. Justice Mathews N. Nduma)
CAROLLY ONYANGO.......................................1ST CLAIMANT
ALBERT ISAGI...................................................2ND CLAIMANT
ELIUD MOKWERI.............................................3RD CLAIMANT
DENIS KINUA MWANGI..................................4TH CLAIMANT
CAREEN N. SIMIYU.........................................5TH CLAIMANT
OLIVER IYAYA SIMWELO.............................6TH CLAIMANT
DAIS OMUSOLO...............................................7TH CLAIMANT
KENNETH BOLO..............................................8TH CLAIMANT
WYCLIFFE M. MORARI.................................9TH CLAIMANT
CHRISTINE CHEMUK...................................10TH CLAIMANT
ALPHOSE OSSORETH..................................11TH CLAIMANT
AMBROSE KOSGEY......................................12TH CLAIMANT
BEN ODONDI OMONDI................................13TH CLAIMANT
RAY ODUOR....................................................14TH CLAIMANT
RISPER JEPKOECH MASSAI......................15TH CLAIMANT
OPAR BENARD ODHIAMBO.......................16TH CLAIMANT
ERICK ODHIAMBO OMUNDI....................17TH CLAIMANT
ERICK OCHIENG OMOLO.........................18TH CLAIMANT
FRED OMBUI..................................................19TH CLAIMANT
STEPHEN OMUGU.......................................20TH CLAIMANT
EDWARD NYAKINYA...................................21ST CLAIMANT
PHILIP JAMES MWANGALE....................22ND CLAIMANT
EZEKIAH OMUONO....................................23RD CLAIMANT
GEORGE OSANO.........................................24TH CLAIMANT
JOSELINE MUYANGU................................25TH CLAIMANT
FRED ASHIBONDO.....................................26TH CLAIMANT
GEORGE WANJALA...................................27TH CLAIMANT
PAUL WAKOLI.............................................28TH CLAIMANT
EVERLINE OMOLO....................................29TH CLAIMANT
IMELLIA ACHIENG...................................30TH CLAIMANT
VERSUS
JIANGXI ZHONGMEI ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY LIMITED......................................RESPONDENT
RULING
1. The court delivered a judgment on 5th July 2018 in which an order was made.
“The Respondent is directed to compute and pay the claimants all leave due from date of recruitment to the date of either leaving employment or to date of filing suit being December 2014. ”
2. It is the Applicant’s case that execution has commenced before the applicant has complied with the said order in working out the computation. Instead the claimants/respondents did their own computation without involving the applicant, went ahead to extract a decree without causing the same to be extracted in line with the law and have purported to execute the same by way of attachment and Sale of the Applicant’s movable property.
3. The decree was not drawn and extracted in line with Order 21 Rule 8 of Civil Procedure Rulesand did not originate from the dictates of the judgment. That the same be set aside and claimant/respondent be directed to comply with the law.
4. The claimants/respondents filed a replying affidavit sworn by Robert Kundu an advocate of High Court of Kenya in conduct of this matter.
5. The Advocate deposes that the judgment was delivered on 10th May 2018. That the entire claim in this matter was dismissed by the court with each party to bear their own costs.
6. That the claimants/respondents having not instructed Dominion Auctioneers to execute anything in respect of this file and judgment there being nothing to execute.
7. That interim orders were obtained by the Applicants without full disclosure to the court since no decree or certificate of costs in the court file was issued for execution.
8. That prayer No. 7 of the Application was not granted hence no bar for the Dominion Auctioneers to execute the decree in other related files.
9. That in those files, the Applicant wrote to the Respondents to compute the judgement but they failed and used the computation by the Applicant.
10. Therefore there is nothing to be stayed in this file, the suit having been dismissed with each party to bear their own costs.
Determination
11. In the suit Civil Suit No. 375 of 2014, judgment of court dismissed the entire claim with each party to bear their own costs of the suit. There was nothing to compute in respect of the matter.
12. The court finds no decree was drawn nor attachment done in respect of the case.
13. There is no compelling reason why orders sought in this matter ought to apply to other causes being Kisumu ELRC Cause Numbers 2, 3, 15, 112, 113 and 144 of 2015 between other claimants and the applicant.
14. This application lacks merit and is dismissed with costs to the Respondents.
Ruling Dated, Signed and delivered this 2nd day of May, 2019
Mathews N. Nduma
Judge
Appearances
Mr. Kundu for the claimants
Mr. Onsongo for the Respondent
Chrispo – Court Clerk