Rugu (Sued as the legal administrator of the Estate of Paul Itotia - Deceased) & 2 others v Kariuki (Miscellaneous Application E061 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 1132 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Ruling)
The application is not well-founded in fact and law and therefore has no merit; same findings and orders as in E&LRC Miscellaneous Application No. E062 of 2025 apply.
Source-derived case information.
- Citation
- [2026] KEELRC 1132 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Lilian Irigu Rugu; Applicant: Newton Rugu; Applicant: Isaac Rugu; Respondent: Salphine Ayuma Kariuki
- Court
- Employment and Labour Relations Court
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Miscellaneous Application E061 of 2025
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Application / Ruling on Application for Stay of Execution and Leave to Appeal Out of Time
- Outcome
- application declined
- Legal Topics
- Stay of Execution, Leave to Appeal Out of Time, Costs
- Source Language
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Parties
Lilian Irigu Rugu
Applicant
Newton Rugu
Applicant
Isaac Rugu
Applicant
Salphine Ayuma Kariuki
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Application / Ruling on Application for Stay of Execution and Leave to Appeal Out of Time
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicants are entitled to stay of execution of judgment/decree
- 2 Whether the applicants should be granted leave to appeal out of time
Ratio Decidendi
The application is not well-founded in fact and law and therefore has no merit; same findings and orders as in E&LRC Miscellaneous Application No. E062 of 2025 apply.
Court Disposition
application declined
Orders
- Application dated 4th November 2025 is declined.
- Costs to the respondent.
Full Case Text
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REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR RELATIONS COURT AT NAKURU MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION NUMBER E061 OF 2025 BETWEEN 1. LILIAN IRIGU RUGU [sued as the legal administrator of the estate of Paul Rogo Itotia, deceased} 2. NEWTON RUGU 3. ISAAC RUGU ................................................................................. APPLICANTS VERSUS SALPHINE AYUMA KARIUKI ..............................................................RESPONDENT RULING 1. The Applicants seek orders of stay of execution of judgment/ decree of the Trial Court, and leave to appeal out of time. 2. The application shares the same factual and legal background, with E&LRC Miscellaneous Application No. E062 of 2025 [the Applicants herein v. Luka Omuchiro Karachi alias Luka Manoa] and Miscellaneous Application No. E063 of 2025 [Applicants herein v. Faith Wathoni Njoroge]. 3. Under Miscellaneous Application No. E062 of 2025, the Court addressed the application, finding it is not well-founded in fact and law, and therefore, to have no merit. 4. The same findings and orders shall apply to this application. 1 5. The application filed by the Applicants dated 4th November 2025 is declined. 6. Costs to the Respondent Dated, signed and issued electronically at Nakuru, this 30 day of April 2026. James Rika Judge 2