Fredrick J. Mugambi v Inspector General, National Police Service & 3 others [2019] KEELRC 2410 (KLR)
The bottom line
#A Kenyan police employee who lost his salary kept his pay protection after the court confirmed interim orders until his employment dispute is fully heard.
What this practically means
#Executive summary
#Key legal issues
#Interim protection of the Claimant's salary pending full hearing
The interim orders reinstating the Claimant to the payroll were confirmed pending hearing and determination of the claim.
The court observed that the orders sought in the application were similar to those sought in the main claim, and to avoid determining the claim without hearing the parties, it confirmed the interim orders earlier issued by J. Onyango and directed that the case be set down for hearing on a priority basis.
Who between the Public Service Commission/Ministry and the National Police Service Commission has capacity to deploy the Claimant
Not determined at this interlocutory stage; canvassed by the parties with the 3rd Respondent asserting exclusive mandate under Article 246(3) and the 1st and 2nd Respondents asserting the Claimant remained an employee of the Public Service Commission.
The Claimant argued he became a member of the National Police Service under Section 7(1) of the National Police Service Act, which includes civilian staff. The 3rd Respondent relied on Article 246(3) and the Transfer and Deployment Regulations 2015. The 1st and 2nd Respondents contended the Claimant was employed and seconded by the Public Service Commission. The court reserved these questions for the full hearing.
Legal principles established
#- Where interim orders sought in an application mirror relief in the main claim, the court may confirm interim orders without determining the substantive claim
Court orders
#- 1.Confirmation of the interim orders given by J. Onyango pending the hearing and determination of the claim
- 2.Parties to set down the case for hearing on priority basis
- 3.Costs in the cause
- Jurisdiction invoked
- Article 159 of the Constitution; Sections 12 and 16 of the Employment & Labour Act; Rule 32 of the Industrial Court (Procedure) Rules 2010; Order 40 Rule 1 Civil Procedure Rules; Sections 1A, 1B, 3 and 3A Civil Procedure Act
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#Practical implications
#Frequently asked questions
#Cite this brief
#Cite this brief
Caselaw, "Fredrick J. Mugambi v Inspector General, National Police Service & 3 others [2019] KEELRC 2410 (KLR)", Case Analysis (2019). Notice of Motion dated 2nd January 2018 (Employment and Labour Relations Court, Nairobi). Source: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/keelrc/2019/2410/eng@2019-01-29
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