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JUMA ABDALLA GAFO
V.
POSTAL CORPORATION OF KENYA

(2020) JELR 100430 (CA)

Court of Appeal 10 Jul 2020 Kenya
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Suit Number:Civil Application 4 of 2020
Judges:Stephen Gatembu Kairu
Location:Mombasa
Other Citations:Juma Abdalla Gafo v. Postal Corporation of Kenya [2020] eKLR

RULING

1. By his application dated 14th January 2020, the applicant, Juma Abdalla Gafo, seeks an extension of time to file and serve his record of appeal from the judgment of the Employment and Labour Relations Court delivered on 22nd February 2019. His suit against the respondent for wrongful termination was dismissed by that court on account of being time barred. He states in his affidavit is support of the application that following the delivery of the judgment on 22nd February 2019, he applied for typed proceedings and judgment on 1st March 2019; filed a notice of appeal on 4th March 2019; and received the typed proceedings and the judgment on 31st May 2019 but was unable to file the record of appeal on account of the hefty court fees demanded for filing.

2. Beyond stating that he was not in gainful employment and was not in a position to raise the required court fees, he does demonstrate what his means are. Neither did he apply for waiver of the fees in accordance with the rules. H…

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