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RICHARD KIOSI & 6 OTHERS
V.
ALPHARAMA LTD

(2014) JELR 93330 (CA)

Court of Appeal 14 Nov 2014 Kenya
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Case Details

Suit Number:Civil Application 240 of 2014
Judges:Martha Karambu Koome
Location:Nairobi
Other Citations:Richard Kiosi & 6 others v. Alpharama Ltd [2014] eKLR

RULING

The 7 applicants intend to appeal against an order of the Industrial Court (Mathews Nduma P.J., ) dated the 11th February 2014 in Industrial Court at Nairobi Cause No. 1185 of 2012. They claim they have no resources to file an appeal, and seek leave to do so as

paupers. In that suit the 7 applicants sued the respondent claiming that they were on diverse dates employed as casuals for a considerable period of time, ranging from 6 to 18 months in a construction site to build lagoons. They alleged that they each worked as masons being paid a sum of Ksh 335/= a day except the 2nd applicant who was employed as a carpenter at Ksh 550/= a day. They alleged that their services were unfairly terminated without due regard to the law and the laid down procedure. Thus they were entitled to terminal dues such as; notice pay, severance, and payment in lieu of leave, overtime, and house allowance.

The applicants claim was dismissed after the trial Judge heard all the parties, and this is what the…

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