MATHIAS N. OGAMA & REBMAN AMBALO MALALA T/A UJENZI CONSULTANTS v JOSEPH BULUMA OGAMA [2006] KEHC 2034 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT NAIROBI (NAIROBI LAW COURTS) Civil Appeal 535 of 2005

MATHIAS N. OGAMA

REBMAN AMBALO MALALA T/A UJENZI CONSULTANTS.....…………………… APPELLANTS

VERSUS

JOSEPH BULUMA OGAMA …………...........................................................…. RESPONDENT

(Being an appeal from the ruling of the Honourable  Court Milimani Commercial Court

CMC No.7490 of 2005 at Nairobi by Honourable Cherono dated 15th July 2005.

BETWEEN

JOSEPH BULUMA OGAMA …………...……………….............................…………..  PLAINTIFF

VERSUS

MATHIAS NASUBO OGAMA …………..................................………………..  1ST DEFENDANT

REBMAN AMBALO MALALA

Both T/A UJENZI CONSULTANTS……………………..............................….  2ND DEFENDANT

RULING

1:    BACKGROUND OF APPLICATION

1.    The applicant is the employer to the respondent.  The parties relationship was that of master/servant.

2.    On 29. 7.03 the respondent/original plaintiff sued his employer the applicant original defendant for wrongful termination of his employment.  He sort for the court to award him Ksh.455,800/- for his salary  owed to him.

3.    The trial magistrate awarded this sum and dismissed the applicants counter claim.

4.    The respondent now is in the process of executing the said decreetal sum.  The applicant employer prays for a stay of execution pending the hearing of the appeal.

5.    This court hereby grants the application.  There be stay of execution on the magistrates orders pending  the hearing of the appeal

6.        The costs be in the cause.

Dated this 23rd day of May 2006 at Nairobi.

M.A. ANG’WA

JUDGE

Lubulellah & Associates Advocates for  the appellant

Ahmednasir, Abdikadir & Co. Advocates for the respondent- absent