RULING OF THE COURT
1. By a Notice of Motion dated 27th February, 2020 brought under Rule 5(2)(b) of this Court’s Rules, the applicant seeks orders of stay of execution pending the hearing and determination of the intended appeal from the judgment of the Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC) in Nakuru (Monica Mbaru, J.) In the impugned judgment, the respondent was awarded damages in the sum of Kshs. 6,391,532.91 for unfair summary dismissal plus interest at court rates and costs of the suit.
2. The application, is supported by an affidavit sworn by one Austin Ouko, the applicant’s acting General Manager – Corporate Affairs/ Corporation Secretary, which sets out the background of the motion and the grounds upon which it is anchored. He has also annexed various documents in support thereof.
3. According to the deponent, upon delivery of the impugned judgment, the applicant filed an application seeking orders for stay of execution before the ELRC which application was dismissed on gr…