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Employment law cases in Kenya

Employer duties, worker rights, contracts, workplace standards, and labour relations. This curated Kenya collection links existing source-backed legal records for that research intent.

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• 31 Aug 2026

  New Titanic Jacaranda General Spares v Omil & another (Commercial Case E095 of 2026) [2026] SCC 235 (KLR) (31 August 2026) (Ruling)

  Citation

  [2026] SCC 235 (KLR)

  Court

  Small Claims Court

  Case number

  Commercial Case E095 of 2026

  Judges

  ["AZ Ogange"]

  The court held that a claim based on alleged employee concealment of cash arose from employment and fell outside the Small Claims Court’s jurisdiction.

  Source excerpt

  • Small claims court jurisdiction
  • Employment-related dispute exclusion
  • Preliminary objection
  • Striking out for want of jurisdiction
  • Costs
  • Small-claims-court-jurisdiction

• 30 Apr 2026

  Muia v Empire Feeds Limited (Miscellaneous Application E272 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 1184 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Ruling)

  Citation

  [2026] KEELRC 1184 (KLR)

  Court

  Employment and Labour Relations Court

  Case number

  Miscellaneous Application E272 of 2025

  Preliminary objection dismissed in an application to adopt a Director’s work injury award as judgment; court found jurisdiction and expiry of objection period.

  Source excerpt

  • Work injury benefits
  • Jurisdiction
  • Preliminary objection
  • Preliminary-objection
  • Work-injury-benefits-act
  • Employment-law

• 30 Apr 2026

  Kangogo v Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital Board (Cause E073 of 2024) [2026] KEELRC 1196 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Judgment)

  Citation

  [2026] KEELRC 1196 (KLR)

  Court

  Employment and Labour Relations Court

  Case number

  Cause E073 of 2024

  Termination found procedurally and substantively fair; claimant awarded one month’s salary in lieu of notice only.

  Source excerpt

  • Unfair termination
  • Procedural fairness
  • Substantive fairness
  • Notice pay
  • Unfair-termination
  • Procedural-fairness

• 30 Apr 2026

  Opiyo v Cobra Security Co. Ltd (Cause E006 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 1191 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Judgment)

  Citation

  [2026] KEELRC 1191 (KLR)

  Court

  Employment and Labour Relations Court

  Case number

  Cause E006 of 2025

  Summary dismissal upheld on misconduct grounds, but the court found procedural unfairness and awarded limited employment dues plus a certificate of service.

  Source excerpt

  • Unfair dismissal
  • Procedural fairness
  • Summary dismissal
  • Employment contract
  • Statutory deductions
  • Leave entitlement

• 30 Apr 2026

  Maregwa v Unaitas Sacco Society Limited (Cause E767 of 2024) [2026] KEELRC 1145 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Ruling)

  Citation

  [2026] KEELRC 1145 (KLR)

  Court

  Employment and Labour Relations Court

  Case number

  Cause E767 of 2024

  ELRC held that failed internal and court-annexed ADR did not bar the employment claim; the motion to strike out or stay proceedings was dismissed.

  Source excerpt

  • Alternative dispute resolution
  • Jurisdiction
  • Mediation
  • Internal dispute resolution
  • Striking out proceedings
  • Alternative-dispute-resolution

• 30 Apr 2026

  Ngugi v Joycot General Contractors & 3 others (Cause E005 of 2026) [2026] KEELRC 1129 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Ruling)

  Citation

  [2026] KEELRC 1129 (KLR)

  Court

  Employment and Labour Relations Court

  Case number

  Cause E005 of 2026

  Preliminary objection declined where the court held missing claim documents were a procedural technicality, not a fatal defect.

  Source excerpt

  • Preliminary objection
  • Filing of documents
  • Procedural rules
  • Preliminary-objection
  • Employment-law
  • Civil-procedure

• 30 Apr 2026

  Pride Inn Hotel Investments v Mangwenje (Appeal E269 of 2024) [2026] KEELRC 1198 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Judgment)

  Citation

  [2026] KEELRC 1198 (KLR)

  Court

  Employment and Labour Relations Court

  Case number

  Appeal E269 of 2024

  Appeal dismissed: the ELRC held the dismissal procedurally unfair under section 41 of the Employment Act and upheld public holiday dues.

  Source excerpt

  • Unfair dismissal
  • Procedural fairness
  • Compensation for public holidays
  • Summary dismissal
  • Burden of proof
  • Unfair-dismissal

• 30 Apr 2026

  Njeru v Kenya Airways Plc (Employment and Labour Relations Cause E276 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 1158 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Ruling)

  Citation

  [2026] KEELRC 1158 (KLR)

  Court

  Employment and Labour Relations Court

  Case number

  Employment and Labour Relations Cause E276 of 2025

  Preliminary objection dismissed: the ELRC held that the claim over denied rebate concession tickets was filed within time and not barred by limitation.

  Source excerpt

  • Limitation of actions
  • Employee benefits
  • Continuing injury
  • Employment-law
  • Limitation-of-actions
  • Employee-benefits

• 30 Apr 2026

  Njeri v Expertise Global Consulting Limited (Cause E773 of 2024) [2026] KEELRC 1164 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Judgment)

  Citation

  [2026] KEELRC 1164 (KLR)

  Court

  Employment and Labour Relations Court

  Case number

  Cause E773 of 2024

  No constructive dismissal proved, but salary withheld from April to July 2024 was awarded.

  Source excerpt

  • Constructive dismissal
  • Unfair termination
  • Remuneration disputes
  • Contract variation
  • Terminal benefits
  • Constructive-dismissal

• 30 Apr 2026

  Mugambi v Meru Highlands Dairy Limited (Civil Appeal E111 of 2023) [2026] KEHC 5804 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Judgment)

  Citation

  [2026] KEHC 5804 (KLR)

  Court

  High Court

  Case number

  Civil Appeal E111 of 2023

  High Court appeal allowed; employment counterclaim fell outside Small Claims Court jurisdiction and the respondent failed to prove the debt claim.

  Source excerpt

  • Jurisdiction
  • Burden of proof
  • Fiduciary duty
  • Counterclaim
  • Appeals from small claims court
  • Small-claims-court-appeal

• 30 Apr 2026

  Nabwaya v Western Steel Mills Limited & another (Appeal E029 of 2024) [2026] KEELRC 1200 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Judgment)

  Citation

  [2026] KEELRC 1200 (KLR)

  Court

  Employment and Labour Relations Court

  Case number

  Appeal E029 of 2024

  Appeal struck out as incompetent because the record lacked a certified judgment and decree; court did not determine the unfair dismissal merits.

  Source excerpt

  • Unfair dismissal
  • Joint and several liability
  • Appeal procedure
  • Record of appeal requirements
  • Appeal-procedure
  • Record-of-appeal

• 30 Apr 2026

  Chege v Kenga Equatorial Hotels t/a Mombasa Continental (Cause E052 of 2025) [2026] KEELRC 1193 (KLR) (30 April 2026) (Ruling)

  Citation

  [2026] KEELRC 1193 (KLR)

  Court

  Employment and Labour Relations Court

  Case number

  Cause E052 of 2025

  Prior dismissal for lack of jurisdiction did not trigger res judicata; the motion to strike out the employment suit was dismissed with costs.

  Source excerpt

  • Res judicata
  • Jurisdiction
  • Abuse of process
  • Res-judicata
  • Abuse-of-process
  • Employment-law