Also known as: Employment and Labour Relations Court in Nyeri · ELRC
Court that hears labour and employment disputes in Kenya, including cases involving unions, worker compensation, and collective bargaining agreements.
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Audio By Vocalize Members of Dock Workers Union (DWU) have a reason to smile after their Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) was finally registered with the Employment and Labour Relations Court. …
Dockers smile to the bank after pay hike in new CBAThe Standard
… She said filing an appeal and then applying for leave to file the same appeal out of time is sheer abuse of the court process. “The appellant (Crustancean Processors Limited) has admitted that there exists Mombasa ELRC Misc. …
Court upholds Sh21.9m award for driver injured in Al-Shabaab attackCitizen Digital
… Friday By Moses Kinyanjui July 08, 2026 01:55 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter LSK President Charles Kanjama speaks during the installation of the Principal Judge of the Employment and Labour Relations Court …
LSK demands probe on death of advocates, announce nationwide protest on FridayThe Standard
Audio By Vocalize The Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC) in Kakamega will on July 29, 2026, mention a petition challenging alleged labour rights violations involving former employees of Kaimosi Friends National Polytechnic. …
Ex- Kaimosi Polytechnic Employees challenge long term fixed contracts in CourtThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeKenya Ports Authority (KPA) workers will go back to the polls on August 13 this year after the Employment and Labour Relations Court nullified the elections held on April 4 this year, terming the exercise a sham. …
DWU polls to be held on August 13, court has ruledCapital News
… Ahmednasir claimed the report shows judges in the High Court, Environment and Land Court, Employment and Labour Relations Court, and the Court of Appeal are delivering far fewer judgments than expected. …
Ahmednasir claims Judges want damning Judiciary report blockedCitizen Digital
… What is currently happening is court cases with regard to the former VC.” The plan comes barely a year after the Employment and Labour Relations Court blocked the university’s plan to fire about 900 employees last year, directing the cash-strapped institution to first hold meanin …
Cash-strapped Moi University plans fresh staff layoffs as debt tops Ksh.8BCapital News
… The Employment and Labour Relations Court declared the Act unconstitutional in September 2022. …
Court of Appeal voids own May ruling in NSSF Act case, cites ‘error on the face of recordCapital News
… On May 29, the Court of Appeal declined to grant the NSSF Board of Trustees a stay of execution of a 2022 Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC) judgment that declared key provisions of the NSSF Act, 2013 unconstitutional. …
Court of Appeal rescinds May 29 NSSF ruling after finding decision was issued in errorCitizen Digital
… Audio By Vocalize The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has declared an end to the legal challenges surrounding its April 2026 elections after the Employment and Labour Relations Court struck out a petition contesting the outcome. …
Win for KMPDU leadership as court throws out election petitionThe Judicial Service Commission has defended its judicial accountability record, saying it received 506 complaints against judges this year and has processed 417 of them, while warning that the Law Society of Kenya's planned boycott of selected courts risks disrupting access to justice.
31 July 2026 · Capital News →
The Judicial Service Commission has defended its judicial accountability record, saying it received 506 complaints against judges this year and has processed 417 of them, while warning that the Law Society of Kenya's planned boycott of selected courts risks disrupting access to justice.
31 July 2026 · Capital News →
Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) suspended a nationwide strike scheduled for July 28 after a breakthrough meeting with the government and aviation agencies, leading to a framework agreement that sets out a schedule for negotiations over workers' grievances across various aviation institutions.
27 July 2026 · The Standard →
The Union of Kenya Civil Servants has filed a court case in the Employment and Labour Relations Court to strip the Public Service Commission of its authority to advertise, shortlist, interview, and promote civil servants, contending that the commission has exceeded its constitutional mandate and that these powers should be transferred to Principal Secretaries of respective ministries.
25 July 2026 · The Standard →
Justice Ocharo Kebira has rejected acting general secretary Sulman Owour's petition to stop the Dock Workers Union elections, allowing union polls scheduled for August 13 to proceed. Owour had challenged the elections board as having four members instead of nine, but the court found his application failed to meet the threshold for injunctive relief.
23 July 2026 · The Standard →
The interim office bearers of the Dock Workers Union, led by acting general secretary Sulman Owour, lost a court challenge to oppose the union elections board, which they claimed was improperly constituted with only four members instead of nine. Justice Ocharo Kebira dismissed their petition and upheld a June 17 order requiring union elections within 60 days.
21 July 2026 · The Standard →
Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi claims High Court and Court of Appeal judges spend an average of just 54 days a year in court, citing judicial recesses, annual leave, and official travel as constraints. His remarks come as lawyers prepare a nationwide boycott over court delays and alleged inefficiencies, and contrast with the Judiciary's reported 104 per cent case clearance rate for 2024/25.
20 July 2026 · Capital News →
Thousands of Mombasa port workers are preparing for Dock Workers Union elections scheduled for August 13, with acting general secretary Sulman Owour, former assistant general secretary Abubakar Abdillahi, and KPA operations officer Salim Kumaka competing for positions. An Employment and Labour Relations Court judge nullified the previous April 4 election and ordered fresh polls.
18 July 2026 · The Standard →
The Employment and Labour Relations Court has ordered Nakuru County Government to pay Alfred Owino Sh2.98 million as compensation for work-related injuries sustained in 2017, plus accrued interest from September 2020, following the county's failure to comply with a March court decree. The ruling ends a nine-year legal process, with Judge Anna Mwaure finding the county's non-payment violated Owino's constitutional rights.
17 July 2026 · The Standard →
The High Court has lifted conservatory orders that had temporarily halted Innocent Muganda's assumption of office as Chairperson of the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal, finding the orders had been obtained without proper service of court documents on Muganda.
16 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A Kisii Employment and Labour Relations Court awarded a woman Sh7.37 million in damages after she was trafficked to Myanmar under false pretenses of a food-packing job in Thailand and forced to work in online cryptocurrency fraud schemes. The judgment also directed the National Employment Authority to strengthen monitoring of illegal labour recruiters.
16 July 2026 · The Standard →
The Dock Workers Union's 2024/2027 Collective Bargaining Agreement with Kenya Ports Authority was registered with the Employment and Labour Relations Court in July after SRC approval. The agreement sets specific salary figures across grades, with the lowest-paid docker in KPA 10 earning Sh53,715 and includes increased transport allowances across all grades.
10 July 2026 · The Standard →
A driver injured by gunfire and glass shards during an Al-Shabaab attack on a convoy in April 2024 was awarded Sh21,918,620 in compensation by the Director of Occupational Safety and Health Services. The company's appeal of the award was dismissed by Justice Monica Mbaru on June 29 as an abuse of court process, since it was filed outside the 30-day window stipulated under the Work Injury Benefit Act.
9 July 2026 · The Standard →
The Law Society of Kenya has demanded immediate investigations into the deaths of two advocates, Esther Wairimu Keige and Edward Kariuki Muthee, who were found dead after going missing. LSK President Charles Kanjama called for a multi-agency investigative team and announced a nationwide protest on Friday.
8 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Employment and Labour Relations Court in Kakamega will hear a petition on July 29, 2026, challenging labour rights violations at Kaimosi Friends National Polytechnic. Seven former employees who served on successive fixed-term contracts for 10 to 20 years without confirmation to permanent and pensionable terms have been admitted as interested parties to the case.
3 July 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's Employment and Labour Relations Court nullified the Dockworkers' Union elections held on April 4, calling them a sham, and ordered fresh polls to be held on August 13. The new elections come amid divisions among the 6000 members between camps supporting former general secretary Simon Sang and acting secretary Sulman Otieno Owour.
3 July 2026 · The Standard →
Constitutional lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi claims that some judges are planning to go to court to stop the release of a report on judicial performance that Chief Justice Martha Koome promised to publish by July 1. According to Ahmednasir, the report shows low judicial productivity, growing case backlogs, and weak leadership, with many judges in senior courts delivering far fewer judgments than expected.
2 July 2026 · Capital News →
Moi University's administration will conduct a work-load analysis and lay off staff to address a severe financial crisis lasting over a decade. The institution has accumulated debt of over 8 billion shillings and pending bills exceeding 10 billion shillings.
2 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Court of Appeal set aside its May 29, 2026 ruling on the NSSF Act, 2013 dispute, acknowledging it had determined an application that was no longer active—a spent stay request instead of a pending joinder application by the Kenya Export Floriculture, Horticulture and Allied Workers Union.
30 June 2026 · Capital News →
Kenya's Court of Appeal has rescinded its May 29 ruling that blocked implementation of revised NSSF contribution rates, finding the decision was issued in error on an application that was not properly before the court and on which parties had not been heard.
26 June 2026 · Capital News →
Kenya's Employment and Labour Relations Court has struck out a petition contesting the outcome of the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union's April 2026 elections, allowing the elected leadership to proceed with advancing members' welfare.
21 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Employment and Labour Relations Court declared unlawful and revoked the interdiction of KETRACO's General Manager for Design and Construction, Eng. Antony Tawayi Wamukota, finding that the disciplinary process violated fair hearing rules and the company's human resource procedures, and awarded him Ksh.50,000 in damages.
18 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Law Society of Kenya has urged employers to immediately halt salary deductions under the NSSF Act, 2013, which was declared unconstitutional by the Court of Appeal on June 2, warning that continued deductions risk legal consequences including imprisonment. The nullified Act required six per cent contributions from both employers and employees, a sharp increase from the previous flat Sh200 monthly contribution.
18 June 2026 · The Standard →
An Employment and Labour Relations Court has jailed Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok and 10 other senior county officials for 30 days for contempt of court after they defied orders to reinstate 595 employees whose contracts were terminated by the county government. The officials will remain in Nakuru GK Prison until they comply with the reinstatement directive.
18 June 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's Employment and Labour Relations Court issued a June 11 judgment allowing outsourced and casual workers to join trade unions and benefit from collective bargaining agreements at their workplaces. COTU Secretary-General Francis Atwoli said the ruling would end discrimination between permanent and outsourced employees and improve wages and working conditions.
17 June 2026 · The Standard →
Dr Peter Kimani, a prominent Kenyan author and academic, filed a civil suit in the Employment and Labour Relations Court seeking tens of millions of shillings from Aga Khan University, alleging discrimination, underpayment, unfair labour practices, and unlawful salary deductions during COVID-19. The university has denied all claims and argued the case is time-barred.
16 June 2026 · The Standard →
Law Society of Kenya President Charles Kanjama has called for firm action against individuals financing and coordinating politically-linked goonism, insisting that both perpetrators and their sponsors must be held accountable regardless of their status.
13 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Central Organization of Trade Unions has urged workers and employers to continue remitting enhanced NSSF contributions, saying the contribution framework under the NSSF Act, 2013 remains legally in force despite a recent Court of Appeal ruling that rejected the Fund's bid to suspend a judgment declaring the Act unconstitutional.
6 June 2026 · Capital News →
Chief Justice Martha Koome has appointed Lady Justice Wanjiru Karanja as Acting President of the Court of Appeal following the expiry of Justice Daniel Musinga's five-year term. A substantive president will be elected by judges of the appellate court on June 22, 2026.
29 May 2026 · Capital News →
A legal petition filed before the Employment and Labour Relations Court in Nyeri seeks Sh180 million in compensation for eighteen female police recruits dismissed from the National Police Service Training College in Kiganjo, alleging violations of constitutional rights and lack of fair hearing. The petitioner also demands reinstatement and claims the recruits had already completed all recruitment requirements including medical assessments and pregnancy screening before their removal.
22 May 2026 · Capital News →
A case has been filed at the Employment and Labour Relations Court challenging the dismissal of 18 female police recruits from the National Police College Kiganjo over pregnancy. The petitioners argue that the recruits were unlawfully removed after mandatory pregnancy screening and that no existing law permits automatic dismissal solely on the basis of pregnancy.
22 May 2026 · Capital News →