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ELRCAllowedCause Number 947 of 2012· [2013] KEELRC 16 (KLR)

Geofrey Githiri Kamau v Charles Kamau Manyala [2013] KEELRC 16 (KLR)

Industrial Court at Nairobi
25 September 2013
JRJames Rika
168 words in judgment
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The bottom line

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A Kenyan employee whose unlawful termination claim reached the Industrial Court received Kshs 140,000 after both sides agreed to settle through a recorded consent.

What this practically means

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Executive summary

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This was a first-instance award of the Industrial Court at Nairobi in Cause Number 947 of 2012, an employment dispute between Geofrey Githiri Kamau (Claimant) and Charles Kamau Manyala (Respondent) concerning unlawful termination. The Memorandum of Claim was filed on 5th June 2012 by Mwangi Chege & Co. Advocates; the Respondent, represented by State Counsel instructed by the Attorney General, did not file a Statement of Response. When the matter came up on 25th September 2013, counsel for both parties informed Rika J that they had reached an agreement on the following terms: that the Claimant be paid Kshs 140,000 all inclusive, and that the amount had already been paid to the Claimant's Advocates. The court accordingly entered an award in terms of the consent of 25th September 2013, dated and delivered at Nairobi on 25th September 2013. The award was made by consent rather than after a contested hearing, so there were no findings of fact or law on the merits of the termination, no case authorities cited, and no separate costs order. The dispute was resolved in the Claimant's favour on the agreed terms, the settlement sum being stated to be all inclusive and already paid to his advocates.

Key legal issues

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Settlement of unlawful termination claim by consent

Holding

The court adopted the parties' consent of 25th September 2013 as its award, directing payment of Kshs 140,000 all inclusive to the Claimant.

Reasoning

The claim was filed on 5th June 2012 and the respondent did not file a Statement of Response. On 25th September 2013 counsel for both parties informed the court they had agreed terms of settlement: payment of Kshs 140,000 all inclusive, the amount already paid to the Claimant's Advocates. The court entered the award in terms of the consent.

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Legal principles established

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  • Where parties to a labour dispute record a consent on agreed terms, the court may enter an award in terms of that consent.

Court orders

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  1. 1.Award entered in terms of the consent of 25th September 2013
  2. 2.Claimant to be paid Kshs 140,000 all inclusive, the amount having already been paid to the Claimant's Advocates
Jurisdiction invoked
Jurisdiction of the Industrial Court over a dispute of unlawful termination (issue in dispute: unlawful termination)

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Cite this brief

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Cite this brief

Caselaw, "Geofrey Githiri Kamau v Charles Kamau Manyala [2013] KEELRC 16 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2013). Cause Number 947 of 2012. Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelrc/2013/16/eng@2013-09-25

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