RULING OF THE COURT
The applicant corporation filed a notice of motion dated 20th March, 2014 under Rule 5(2)(b) of the rules of this Court seeking stay of execution of the judgment delivered on 23rd January, 2014 by the Industrial Court.
Mr. W. Kilonzo, appearing with Ms. B. Maina for the applicant, told us that on 17th December, 2008 the applicant employed the respondent on a fixed term contract for services expiring on 16 th December, 2011. When the contract expired, the applicant was not inclined to renew it. Consequently, the respondent filed a claim in the Industrial Court praying for declarations, inter alia, that her second contract was still subsisting and that it had not been terminated by the applicant.
After hearing the parties, the Industrial Court (Nzioki wa Makau, J.) found for the respondent and ordered, among other reliefs, that the applicant do pay her Sh.750,000/= in lieu of 3 months notice and a further Sh.918,000/= as compensation. The appellant felt aggrieved and he…