[2020] KECA 133 (KLR)

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL

AT MOMBASA

[CORAM: MUSINGA, KIAGE & SICHALE, JJ.A.]

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. E. 207 OF 2020

BETWEEN

KENYA PORTS AUTHORITY PENSION SCHEME.........................1STAPPLICANT

ALBERT CHAUREMBO MUMBA......................................................2NDAPPLICANT

ABDALLAH H. MWARUWA.................................................................3RDAPPLICANT

M.K. MURE.............................................................................................4THAPPLICANT

MARY WAIRIMU NG’ANG’A............................................................. 5THAPPLICANT

ALEX OLE-TEIPAN..............................................................................6THAPPLICANT

MARY OTIENDE...................................................................................7THAPPLICANT

MARGARET NYAGA............................................................................8THAPPLICANT

MAJENGO KATANA (sued on their own behalf and on behalf of the

Predecessors and/or successors in title in their capacities as the Registered

Trustees of KenyaPorts AuthorityPension Scheme............................9THAPPLICANT

AND

KINYUA MUYAA & CO. ADVOCATES.................................................RESPONDENT

(Being an application for stay of execution pending the hearing and determination of an appeal

from theRuling and order of the Employment & Labour Relations Court of Kenya

at Mombasa (James Rika, J) dated 17th July, 2020

IN

ELRC Misc. Civil Application No. 13 of 2015)

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RULING OF THE COURT

1. UPONperusing the Notice of Motion dated20thJuly, 2020by the applicant, Kenya Ports Authority Pension Scheme, brought under Rule 5(2)(b) of the Court of Appeal Rules, where the applicant seeks an orderof stay of execution of the ruling and orders made on17thJuly, 2020in Misc. Civil application No. 13 of 2015;Kinyua Muyaa & CompanyAdvocates,Kenya Ports Authority Pension Scheme & 8 otherspending the hearing and determination of the intended appeal against the ruling of17thJuly, 2020; and

2. UPONperusing the supporting affidavit ofStephen Kyandihsworn on20thJuly, 2020and the supplementary affidavit sworn on21stSeptember, 2020byPeter Mbuthia Gachuhi; and

3. UPONperusing the replying affidavit sworn on10thAugust, 2020and the

“further replying affidavit in reply” sworn on22ndSeptember, 2020both byF. Kinyua Kamundi, a partner in the firm ofKinyua Muyaa & Co.Advocateson behalf of the respondents; and

4. UPONperusing the applicant’s submissions where the applicant contends that it has an arguable appeal as it intends to challenge on appeal whether a judgment that has been set aside for being a nullity for want of jurisdiction can be a basis for assessing instruction fees between an advocate and a client; further that the applicant is apprehensive that, absent stay, the respondent will move to execute the impugned ruling of17thJuly,2020;and

5. UPONperusing the respondent’s submissions in which it is submitted,inter alia,that the intended appeal is frivolous; and

6. HAVINGconsidered the principles that guide this Court in the determination of Rule 5(2)(b) applications as set out inStanley Kang’etheKinyanjui vs. Tony Keter & 5 others [2013] eKLRand noting that the applicant has demonstrated that it has an arguable appeal, that will be rendered nugatory, absent stay, we make the following orders:

(i) The Notice of Motion dated20thJuly, 2020is allowed.

(ii) Costs of the motion shall be in the intended appeal.

Dated and Delivered at Nairobi this 4thDay of December, 2020.

D. K. MUSINGA

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JUDGE OF APPEAL

P.O. KIAGE

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JUDGE OF APPEAL

F. SICHALE

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JUDGE OF APPEAL

I certify that this is a truecopy of the original.

Signed

DEPUTY REGISTRAR