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ELRCOtherCause No. 238 of 2014· [2014] KEELRC 212 (KLR)

Geoffrey Kimweli Mwadundu v Kaluworks Limited [2014] KEELRC 212 (KLR)

Industrial Court of Kenya
13 October 2014
JRJames Rika
199 words in judgment
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The bottom line

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A Kenyan worker unfairly dismissed recovered Kshs.201,878 total after the Industrial Court approved his settlement with Kaluworks and entered judgment on the agreed terms.

What this practically means

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Executive summary

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This is a consent award of the Industrial Court at Mombasa in an unfair and unlawful dismissal claim brought by Geoffrey Kimweli Mwadundu against Kaluworks Limited. The Claimant filed his Memorandum of Claim on 20th May 2014 and the Respondent filed its Memorandum of Reply on 7th July 2014. Before any contested hearing, the advocates for both parties informed the Court on 13th October 2014 that they had reached a settlement. The agreed terms were: judgment for the Claimant against the Respondent for a total of Kshs.151,878 inclusive of all interest; the Respondent to pay the Claimant's Advocate's costs of the Cause at Kshs.50,000 inclusive of disbursements; both sums to be paid within 15 days, in default of which execution to issue; and a Certificate of Service to issue afresh to the Claimant. Rika J., having considered the proposed terms, expressed satisfaction that they were fair, adequate, regular and made in accordance with the law, and ordered that an award be entered in the terms proposed by the parties, marking the file as settled. The judgment was dated and delivered at Mombasa on 13th October 2014. No contested findings of fact or law were made, no authorities were cited, and no relief was refused; the dispute ended by consent on the negotiated terms recorded above.

Key legal issues

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Adoption of out-of-court settlement in an unfair dismissal claim

Holding

The court adopted the parties' settlement, entering judgment for Kshs.151,878, costs of Kshs.50,000, payment within 15 days with default execution, and a fresh Certificate of Service

Reasoning

The parties' advocates informed the court on 13th October 2014 that they had reached a full settlement covering the disputed dismissal claim. The court examined the proposed terms and was satisfied they were fair, adequate, regular and lawful, and accordingly entered judgment in those terms, marked the file as settled and directed issuance of a fresh Certificate of Service to the Claimant.

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Legal principles established

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  • A court may adopt fair, adequate and lawful settlement terms agreed between parties and enter judgment in those terms

Court orders

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  1. 1.Award entered in terms proposed by the Parties: judgment for the Claimant against the Respondent for a total of Kshs.151,878 inclusive of all interest
  2. 2.Respondent to pay Claimant's Advocate's costs of the Cause at Kshs.50,000 inclusive of disbursements
  3. 3.The two sums to be paid within 15 days, in default execution to issue
  4. 4.Certificate of Service to issue afresh to the Claimant
  5. 5.File marked as settled
Jurisdiction invoked
Jurisdiction of the Industrial Court over a claim of unfair and unlawful dismissal (Cause No. 238 of 2014); no specific constitutional or statutory provision invoked in the award

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Cite this brief

Caselaw, "Geoffrey Kimweli Mwadundu v Kaluworks Limited [2014] KEELRC 212 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2014). Cause No. 238 of 2014. Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelrc/2014/212/eng@2014-10-13

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