Court of Appeal·Appeal from ELRC Petition No. 72 of 201522 October 2021 Kenya's Court of Appeal voided the ruling protecting the 2015 teachers' strike because one judge cannot overturn another judge's equal decis
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ELRC·Petition (judgment delivered 12th July 2019) – number not stated19 February 2021 Kenya's Employment and Labour Relations Court confirmed that unions can join a case even after judgment, so their members' rights are heard
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ELRC·Petition (judgment delivered 12.07.2019); Notice of Motion dated 16.07.2019, filed 17.07.201926 July 2019 Kenya's Employment Court refused to halt the TSC-KNUT judgment because both sides had already agreed to it in court, allowing only faster ro
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ELRC·Petition filed 31.12.2018 (Employment and Labour Relations Court, Nairobi)12 July 2019 employment labourstatutory interpretationconstitutional lawfair administrative actionjurisdiction
ELRC·Petition No. 1 of 2019 (with Notice of Motion dated 31.12.2018)2 January 2019 Kenya's employment court halted the 2019 teachers' strike, ruling it unlawful because the required conciliation process had not been genuine
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ELRC·Petition No. 5 of 2015 (number not expressly stated in the judgment text)20 November 2015 The Employment and Labour Relations Court refused to pause its orders requiring the Teachers Service Commission to pay teachers' September 2
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ELRC1 October 2015 A Kenyan employment court refused to pause its own orders, ruling that a party defying an un-appealed part of a judgment must comply first.
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ELRC·Petition No. 12 of 2015 (Industrial Court)25 September 2015 Kenya's Industrial Court suspended the 2015 teachers' strike for 90 days but refused to declare it illegal, sending the pay dispute to conci
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Supreme Court·Application 16 of 201524 August 2015 Supreme Court cannot hear appeals from temporary Court of Appeal orders unless a full appeal is pending.
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Court of Appeal·Civil Application No. NAI. 190 of 201523 July 2015 Kenya's Court of Appeal allowed teachers' basic salary increase to take effect immediately but froze arrears and allowances until the appeal
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ELRC·Petition No. 3 of 2015 (as converted into an Economic dispute by consent order of 14th January 2015)30 June 2015 Kenya's Employment Court ordered TSC to pay teachers a 50-60% salary increase and held it must sign a collective agreement, with SRC playing
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ELRC·Not stated in the judgment as provided1 July 2013 A Kenyan court ruled teachers may lawfully strike since teaching isn't an essential service, but this strike was illegal because proper seve
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ELRC·Notice of Motion dated 30th August 2012 (filed 31st August 2012)7 September 2012 Kenya's Industrial Court declared the 2012 teachers' strikes illegal because the unions skipped mandatory conciliation, but also faulted the
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ELRC·Notice of Motion dated 30th August, 201231 August 2012 Kenya's Industrial Court blocked a teachers' strike, ruling that children's right to education outweighs teachers' right to strike over mone
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Court of Appeal·Civil Application No. NAK E113 of 20257 October 2026 Kenya's Court of Appeal gave five teachers more time to appeal, ruling that litigants cannot be punished for delays caused by the court's ow
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Court of Appeal·Civil Application E105 of 202625 September 2026 Kenya's Court of Appeal gave a company extra time to file its appeal record, ruling that a lawyer's honest mistake shouldn't kill a case.
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ELRC·Judicial Review Application No. E019 of 202625 September 2026 The Employment and Labour Relations Court dismissed a teacher's challenge to KUPPET's Nakuru branch elections because she used the wrong leg
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Court of Appeal·Civil Application (as stated in the ruling, arising from Nakuru ELRC Petition No. E008 of 2024)3 June 2026 Kenya's Court of Appeal allowed teachers to appeal late, ruling that an advocate's genuine mistake in paying filing fees is a valid excuse.
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Court of Appeal·Civil Appeal (Memorandum of Appeal dated September 27, 2019)27 February 2026 Kenya's Court of Appeal ruled Sossion's firing had valid reasons but TSC used the wrong procedure, granting only a declaration, no compensat
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Magistrate·Not stated in the judgment24 February 2026 A Bungoma court ordered a teacher's employer to deduct child maintenance arrears and monthly payments directly from his salary after he igno
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ELC·Notice of Motion dated 12/11/202515 January 2026 Kenyan public officers who ignore a court order to pay can be personally cited for contempt and forced to appear in court.
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Supreme Court·Petition E022 of 20255 December 2025 Supreme Court cannot hear appeals from Court of Appeal stay rulings unless core constitutional issues are involved.
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ELRC·Not stated in judgment30 October 2025 employment labourhuman rightscontract lawfair hearingstatutory interpretation
ELRC·Notice of Motion dated 4th June 2025 (within a Petition, ELRC Nairobi)29 October 2025 A Kenyan court refused to immediately block the Teachers Service Commission from removing 1,864 teachers from its promotion list, but the fu
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ELRC·Notice of Motion dated 25th July 202528 October 2025 Kenya's High Court refused to let a TSC CEO job applicant join a constitutional petition, confirming that wanting to back a case is not a pe
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