Thuo v Equity Bank (Kenya) Limited & another [2025] KEELRC 1074 (KLR)

Thuo v Equity Bank (Kenya) Limited & another (Cause E022 of 2025) [2025] KEELRC 1074 (KLR) (4 April 2025) (Ruling)

Neutral citation: [2025] KEELRC 1074 (KLR)

Republic of Kenya

In the Employment and Labour Relations Court at Nakuru

Cause E022 of 2025

J Rika, J

April 4, 2025

Between

Tabitha Wanjiru Thuo

Claimant

and

Equity Bank (Kenya) Limited

1st Respondent

Azenia Technology Limited

2nd Respondent

Ruling

1. The Claimant was employed by the 1st Respondent at Nairobi.

2. Her letter of termination dated 19th May 2024, is addressed to her, at the 1st Respondent’s head office, Nairobi.

3. Her pleadings were drawn and executed at Nairobi.

4. The Respondent’s address is at Nairobi.

5. She indicates her postal address to be at Nairobi.

6. Her properties, subject matter of her application dated 26th March 2025, are mostly in Kajiado.

7. The Court with the closest connecting factors in the dispute, is the E&LRC Nairobi, not the E&LRC Nakuru.

8. The Claim is transferred to the E&LRC Nairobi, to be placed before the Head of Claims division, for further directions.

DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED ELECTRONICALLY AT NAKURU, THIS 4TH DAY OF APRIL 2025. JAMES RIKAJUDGE