King’ori v Kenya National Library Services; County Government of Nyeri (Third party)
King’ori v Kenya National Library Services; County Government of Nyeri (Third party) [2025] KEELRC 2118 (KLR)
The court found that the claimant was entitled to salary arrears as calculated under the applicable CBAs, less amounts already paid. The respondent and the third party failed to expressly allocate liability for pre-existing salary arrears in the IPA executed upon transfer of library functions. Article 187(2) of the Constitution requires arrangements for transfer of resources but does not automatically transfer liabilities unless expressly provided. In the absence of such provision, both the respondent and the third party are held jointly and severally liable for the outstanding arrears. The c…
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- Salary Arrears
- Collective Bargaining Agreements
- Transfer Of Functions
- Joint And Several Liability