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ELRCPartially AllowedNot stated (Notice of Motion filed 16th June 2015, application in main claim)· [2016] KEELRC 1766 (KLR)

Timon Otieno Mboga v Kenya Forest Service [2016] KEELRC 1766 (KLR)

Employment and Labour Relations Court

21 January 2016

MOMaureen Onyango

707 words in judgment

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The bottom line

Kenya's Employment Court let Kenya Forest Services pause paying a judgment debt, but only if it deposits the full amount in a joint account and appeals within 60 days.

What this practically means

Executive summary

This is a ruling on a Notice of Motion dated 16th June 2015 by Kenya Forestry Services, the respondent in the main employment claim, seeking a stay of execution of the decree arising from a judgment of Maureen Onyango J delivered on 5th June 2015, pending an intended appeal. The applicant relied on the affidavit of Laura Yego, Senior Legal Officer, and submitted that it had lodged a notice of appeal on 16th June 2015, had applied for certified copies of proceedings, that the appeal had merit, and that execution would render the appeal nugatory. Counsel for the claimant opposed, submitting that Order 42 Rule 16(1) conditions had not been met, no security had been offered, and that a notice of appeal is not a guarantee of filing an appeal; he nonetheless sought release of withheld salary arrears of Shs. 1,800,232 and deposit of the balance of Shs. 1,617,600 in a joint interest-bearing account. The court found the claimant had effectively conceded the application subject to conditions, observed that appeal is a right not to be denied without good reason, and granted the stay on conditions: deposit of the entire decretal sum into a joint interest-bearing account in the joint names of the parties' advocates within 30 days, filing of the appeal within 60 days, and costs of the application to be costs in the appeal.

Key legal issues

Stay of execution pending appeal

Holding

Stay was granted because the claimant effectively conceded to the application subject to conditions, and the applicant was willing to provide security by depositing the decretal sum

Reasoning

The court found the claimant did not oppose the application but only sought conditions: release of salary arrears and deposit of the balance in a joint interest-bearing account. The court noted appeal is a right that should not be denied without good reason. It therefore granted the stay subject to the entire decretal sum being deposited in a joint interest-bearing account within 30 days and the appeal being filed within 60 days.

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Legal principles established

Appeal is a right of a party and should not be denied absent good reasons

Court orders

1.Stay of execution of the decree arising from the judgment of 5th June 2015 granted pending appeal
2.That the applicant deposits the entire decretal sum into a joint interest bearing account in the joint names of the Claimant's and Respondent's advocates within 30 days from the date of ruling
3.That the appeal is filed within 60 days
4.Costs of this application shall be costs in the Appeal

Authorities

Legislation

Civil Procedure RulesOrder 42 Rule 16(1)

Jurisdiction invoked: Order 42 of the Civil Procedure Rules (stay of execution pending appeal); the application is ancillary to an intended appeal from the judgment of Maureen Onyango J delivered 5th June 2015

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Cite this brief

Caselaw, "Timon Otieno Mboga v Kenya Forest Service [2016] KEELRC 1766 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2016). Not stated (Notice of Motion filed 16th June 2015, application in main claim). Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelrc/2016/1766/eng@2016-01-21

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