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ELRCPartially AllowedNot stated in the judgment as provided· [2016] KEELRC 334 (KLR)

Savanna International Limited v Joel Omagwa Momwanyi & another [2016] KEELRC 334 (KLR)

Employment and Labour Relations Court
11 November 2016
RSRadido Stephen
211 words in judgment
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The bottom line

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A Nakuru employment court paused execution of a money decree, but only after the employer deposited the award and auctioneer fees into court within a week.

What this practically means

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Executive summary

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This is a brief interlocutory ruling delivered on 11 November 2016 in Nakuru by Radido Stephen, Judge of the Employment and Labour Relations Court. The dispute began when the Appellant moved the High Court in Naivasha on 7 November 2016 seeking a stay of execution pending appeal. The High Court granted a temporary stay and transferred the proceedings to the ELRC because the cause of action arose within the course of employment. When the file reached the ELRC, the Appellant urged the motion dated 7 November 2016 on 10 November 2016. The Court observed that auctioneers had already moved to attach the Appellant's properties. Exercising its discretion, the Court granted proposed order 2 of the motion conditionally: the decretal sum of Kshs 92,114/58 together with Kshs 63,435/- in auctioneers' fees, as exhibited in the fee note, were to be deposited into Court on or before 18 November 2016. Any proclaimed or attached properties were to be released upon that deposit. The motion was to be served for inter partes hearing on 22 November 2016, and costs were made costs in the cause. The Respondent had not yet been served at the time of the ruling. No authorities or statutes were cited, and no final determination of the appeal was made; the ruling preserved the position pending the inter partes hearing.

Key legal issues

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Stay of execution pending appeal

Holding

Stay granted on condition that the decretal sum and auctioneers' fees are deposited into Court by a fixed date

Reasoning

The Court noted that auctioneers had already moved to attach the Appellant's properties, creating urgency. Rather than granting an unconditional stay, the Court conditioned the relief on security by way of deposit of the decretal sum of Kshs 92,114/58 and auctioneers' fees of Kshs 63,435/- into Court by 18 November 2016, balancing the Appellant's appeal rights with protection of the decree-holder.

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Release of attached property

Holding

Proclaimed or attached properties to be released upon the conditional deposit

Reasoning

Since execution had commenced by proclamation and attachment, the Court ordered that any attached properties be released once the decretal sum and auctioneers' fees were deposited into Court, effectively staying execution in exchange for security. The motion was to proceed inter partes on 22 November 2016, with the respondent not yet served at the ex parte stage.

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Legal principles established

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  • A stay of execution pending appeal may be granted conditionally upon deposit of the decretal sum and auctioneers' fees into Court

Court orders

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  1. 1.Stay of execution granted in terms of proposed order 2 of the motion, conditional on the decretal sum of Kshs 92,114/58 and Kshs 63,435/- auctioneers' fees being deposited into Court on or before 18 November 2016
  2. 2.Any proclaimed or attached properties to be released upon deposit of the decretal sum and auctioneers' fees into Court
  3. 3.Motion to be served for inter partes hearing on 22 November 2016
  4. 4.Costs in the cause
On appeal from
High Court, Naivasha
Jurisdiction invoked
Matter transferred from the High Court to this Court because the cause of action arose within the course of employment

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Cite this brief

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Cite this brief

Caselaw, "Savanna International Limited v Joel Omagwa Momwanyi & another [2016] KEELRC 334 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2016). Not stated in the judgment as provided. Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelrc/2016/334/eng@2016-11-11

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