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Civil Procedure [2025] KEELC 5307 (KLR)

Genga v Land Adjudication Officer Migori/Nyatike District & 2 others; Genga (Interested Party)

Genga v Land Adjudication Officer Migori/Nyatike District & 2 others; Genga (Interested Party) [2025] KEELC 5307 (KLR)

Court
Environment and Land Court
Case number
Environment and Land Petition E025 of 2021
Judge
MN Kullow

The Environment and Land Court at Migori set aside proceedings after finding sufficient cause for non-attendance and allowed the interested party time to file a response.

  • Stay Of Proceedings
  • Late Filing Of Response
  • Preliminary Objection
  • Adjudication Process
  • Stay-of-proceedings
  • Late-filing
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Employment And Labour [2025] KEELRC 624 (KLR)

Sigilai v Kenya Forest Service

Sigilai v Kenya Forest Service [2025] KEELRC 624 (KLR)

Court
Employment and Labour Relations Court
Case number
Cause E015 of 2024
Judge
J Rika

The Employment and Labour Relations Court declined to set aside judgment after finding the respondent failed to enter appearance or file a response in time.

  • Reinstatement
  • Default Judgment
  • Formal Proof
  • Late Filing Of Response
  • Service Of Process
  • Employment-law
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Employment And Labour [2024] KEELRC 422 (KLR)

Muasya v Pembe Flour Mills Limited

Muasya v Pembe Flour Mills Limited [2024] KEELRC 422 (KLR)

Court
Employment and Labour Relations Court
Case number
Cause E459 of 2023
Judge
J Rika

The court declined a request to hear the claim by formal proof, admitted the respondent’s late response, and awarded costs for the procedural breach.

  • Late Filing Of Response
  • Formal Proof
  • Procedural Rules
  • Substantive Justice
  • Late-filing-of-response
  • Formal-proof
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Employment And Labour [2023] KEELRC 1386 (KLR)

Matunda v Simba and Simba Advocates

Matunda v Simba and Simba Advocates [2023] KEELRC 1386 (KLR)

Court
Employment and Labour Relations Court
Case number
Cause E226 of 2022
Judge
J Rika

The court allowed an application to file a statement of response out of time, ordering the respondent to pay Kshs. 30,000 in throw-away costs.

  • Late Filing Of Response
  • Throw Away Costs
  • Reinstatement Claim
  • Summary Dismissal
  • Procedural Fairness
  • Substantive Justice
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Employment And Labour [2022] KEELRC 4016 (KLR)

Elolo v Tabu

Elolo v Tabu [2022] KEELRC 4016 (KLR)

Court
Employment and Labour Relations Court
Case number
Cause 636 of 2016
Judge
J Rika

The court upheld a consent setting aside an earlier judgment, struck out a moot stay application, and ordered the employment claim to be heard afresh before another judge.

  • Setting Aside Judgment
  • Consent Orders
  • Recall Of Witness
  • Late Filing Of Response
  • Consent-orders
  • Setting-aside-judgment
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Employment And Labour [2021] KEELRC 1240 (KLR)

Rose Matunda v Hi-Tech Opticians

Rose Matunda v Hi-Tech Opticians [2021] KEELRC 1240 (KLR)

Court
Employment and Labour Relations Court
Case number
Cause 470 of 2017
Judge
HS Wasilwa

The court granted the respondent leave to file its response and supporting documents out of time, finding the delay excusable and no substantial prejudice to the claimant.

  • Late Filing Of Response
  • Procedural Fairness
  • Court Discretion
  • Prejudice To Parties
  • Late-filing-of-response
  • Procedural-fairness
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Employment And Labour [2019] KEELRC 1124 (KLR)

Kevin Gumba Mumbo v Phibert Odiwuor Oduol t/a Time Sharp Enterprises

Kevin Gumba Mumbo v Phibert Odiwuor Oduol t/a Time Sharp Enterprises [2019] KEELRC 1124 (KLR)

Court
Employment and Labour Relations Court
Case number
Cause 209 of 2018
Judge
J Rika

The court allowed the respondent to file a response out of time, despite a weak explanation for default, because the case was still open and prejudice could be cured by costs.

  • Unfair Termination
  • Late Filing Of Response
  • Court Discretion
  • Formal Proof
  • Costs Award
  • Late-filing
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Employment And Labour [2019] KEELRC 1341 (KLR)

Fat – Hi Ghalib Athman Basheikh v First Community Bank Limited

Fat – Hi Ghalib Athman Basheikh v First Community Bank Limited [2019] KEELRC 1341 (KLR)

Court
Employment and Labour Relations Court
Case number
Cause 463 of 2018
Judge
J Rika

The court declined to strike out a late statement of response in an employment dispute, but ordered costs and deemed the response filed upon payment of fees.

  • Late Filing Of Response
  • Procedural Timelines
  • Striking Out Pleadings
  • Court Discretion
  • Late-filing-of-response
  • Procedural-timelines
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Employment And Labour [2019] KEELRC 1869 (KLR)

Charles Mbuthia Muriithi v SGS Kenya Limited

Charles Mbuthia Muriithi v SGS Kenya Limited [2019] KEELRC 1869 (KLR)

Court
Employment and Labour Relations Court
Case number
Cause 328 of 2018
Judge
J Rika

The court allowed a late application to reinstate a response, set aside formal-proof orders, and awarded costs to the claimant after procedural default.

  • Late Filing Of Response
  • Setting Aside Orders
  • Formal Proof Procedure
  • Costs Award
  • Late-filing-of-response
  • Setting-aside-orders
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Employment And Labour [2018] KEELRC 1469 (KLR)

Mwinzi v Judicial Service Commission

Mwinzi v Judicial Service Commission [2018] KEELRC 1469 (KLR)

Court
Employment and Labour Relations Court
Case number
Cause 1311 of 2017
Judge
HS Wasilwa

The court declined to strike out a late statement of response, holding the delay was excusable and allowing the defence to remain on record.

  • Late Filing Of Response
  • Court Discretion
  • Extension Of Time
  • Procedural Compliance
  • Late-filing-of-response
  • Extension-of-time
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