Kenya Case Law

Republic v Director Occupational Safety and Health Services & another; Freedom Airline Epres Limited (Ex parte Applicant)

Republic v Director Occupational Safety and Health Services & another; Freedom Airline Epres Limited (Ex parte Applicant) [2025] KEELRC 2091 (KLR)

Court

Employment and Labour Relations Court

Case number

Judicial Review E033 of 2024

Judge

HS Wasilwa

The Employment and Labour Relations Court granted a stay of further execution pending appeal, subject to KES 5 million security, and struck out pending garnishee applications.

• Judicial Review Procedure
• Stay Of Execution
• Compensation Awards
• Garnishee Orders
• Stay-of-execution
• Judicial-review-procedure

Bunde & 10 others v Family Health Options Kenya

Bunde & 10 others v Family Health Options Kenya [2025] KEELRC 2082 (KLR)

Court

Employment and Labour Relations Court

Case number

Cause E161 of 2023

Judge

HS Wasilwa

The court dismissed an application to stay and set aside ex parte orders, finding the respondent had not proved full settlement under the consent order and execution could proceed.

• Settlement Agreements
• Consent Orders
• Statutory Deductions
• Garnishee Orders
• Execution Of Judgments
• Consent-orders

Bwambok v Equitorial Land Holding Limited & another; National Bank of Kenya Limited (Garnishee)

Bwambok v Equitorial Land Holding Limited & another; National Bank of Kenya Limited (Garnishee) [2025] KEELC 5095 (KLR)

Court

Environment and Land Court

Case number

Environment and Land Case 94 of 2021

Judge

CK Nzili

The Environment and Land Court granted a garnishee application, ordering funds held by National Bank of Kenya Limited to be released toward a certificate of costs.

• Garnishee Orders
• Enforcement Of Judgments
• Certificate Of Costs
• Garnishee-orders
• Enforcement-of-judgments
• Certificate-of-costs

Zakhem International Construction Limited v Kenya Pipeline Company Limited; Equity Bank Kenya Limited & 6 others (Garnishee)

Zakhem International Construction Limited v Kenya Pipeline Company Limited; Equity Bank Kenya Limited & 6 others (Garnishee) [2025] KEHC 9154 (KLR)

Court

High Court

Case number

Miscellaneous Application E590 of 2025

Judge

JWW Mong'are

The High Court allowed garnishee proceedings and issued an order absolute against KPC’s Equity Bank account for Kshs. 485 million, finding the debt remained unpaid.

• Garnishee Orders
• Judgment Execution
• Debt Recovery
• Bank Accounts Attachment
• Garnishee-orders
• Judgment-execution

Registered Trustees of Ruiru Sports Club v Njeru Nyaga & Company Advocates LLP

Registered Trustees of Ruiru Sports Club v Njeru Nyaga & Company Advocates LLP [2025] KECA 1124 (KLR)

Court

Court of Appeal

Case number

Civil Appeal (Application) E463 of 2023

Judges

W Karanja, K M'Inoti, P Nyamweya

The Court of Appeal struck out both applications, holding the strike-out motion was out of time and it lacked jurisdiction to hear the stay application.

• Appeal Striking Out
• Stay Of Execution
• Advocate Remuneration
• Jurisdiction Of Court
• Garnishee Orders
• Stay-of-execution

Ouko v Kenya Chemical Workers Union

Ouko v Kenya Chemical Workers Union [2025] KEELRC 1750 (KLR)

Court

Employment and Labour Relations Court

Case number

Cause E014 of 2022

Judge

JK Gakeri

The court held that gratuity and other employment-related awards are subject to statutory deductions, and refused to make the garnishee order absolute on the claimed sum.

• Garnishee Orders
• Statutory Deductions
• Income Tax On Employment Benefits
• Enforcement Of Decrees
• Garnishee-orders
• Statutory-deductions

Oguna & another v Kenya Wildlife Service; Kcb Bank Ltd (Garnishee)

Oguna & another v Kenya Wildlife Service; Kcb Bank Ltd (Garnishee) [2025] KEHC 6074 (KLR)

Court

High Court

Case number

Judicial Review Miscellaneous Application E002 of 2024

Judge

DK Kemei

The court found that Kenya Wildlife Service, as a state corporation with a common seal and capacity to sue and be sued, is not a government department for purposes of the Government Proceedings Act. The court held that the 1st Respondent cannot invoke Section 21(4) of the Act to avoid execution, as state corporations are independent legal entities and not automatically shielded from execution proceedings. The funds held by the Garnishee on behalf of the 1st Respondent are therefore available for attachment to satisfy the decree. The objections raised by the Garnishee were rejected, and the Ga…

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• Garnishee Orders
• Execution Of Decrees
• Government Proceedings Act
• State Corporations Liability

Njue v Geochem Middle East Limited & another; Kenya Bureau of Standards (Interested Party)

Njue v Geochem Middle East Limited & another; Kenya Bureau of Standards (Interested Party) [2025] KEHC 4612 (KLR)

Court

High Court

Case number

Commercial Case E590 of 2021

Judge

MN Mwangi

The High Court dismissed an interested party’s application to review a prior ruling, holding that the payment issue was not new evidence and should have been disclosed earlier.

• Review Of Court Orders
• Arbitral Award Enforcement
• Garnishee Orders
• Error On Face Of Record
• Review-of-court-orders
• Civil-procedure

Diamond Trust Bank (K) Limited v Xplico Insurance Company Limited & another

Diamond Trust Bank (K) Limited v Xplico Insurance Company Limited & another [2025] KEHC 9850 (KLR)

Court

High Court

Case number

Civil Miscellaneous Application E007 of 2023

Judge

DO Chepkwony

The High Court at Kiambu granted leave to appeal out of time and stayed execution, finding the delay reasonably explained and the intended appeal arguable.

• Leave To Appeal Out Of Time
• Stay Of Execution
• Garnishee Orders
• Extension Of Time
• Appeal Procedure
• Leave-to-appeal-out-of-time

Marina Homes Limited v Muturi & another

Marina Homes Limited v Muturi & another [2025] KEHC 3813 (KLR)

Court

High Court

Case number

Civil Case E001 of 2025

Judge

DO Chepkwony

The High Court at Kiambu adopted a consent resolving the dispute, entered summary judgment for Kshs. 72,270,000, and provided for enforcement in default.

• Summary Judgment
• Consent Orders
• Debt Recovery
• Garnishee Orders
• Summary-judgment
• Consent-orders