Wato Dido Gababa v Department Of Refugee Affairs [2017] KEELRC 1534 (KLR)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR RELATIONS COURT AT NAIROBI

CAUSE NO. 2092 OF 2014

WATO DIDO GABABA                                   CLAIMANT

v

DEPARTMENT OF REFUGEE AFFAIRS         RESPONDENT

RULING

1. This Cause was filed on 21 November 2014.

2. On 8 March 2017, the Deputy Registrar issued a hearing notice. The return date was 5 April 2017.

3. None of the parties appeared in Court when the Cause was called out on the return date.

4. Despite there being no evidence on record that the hearing notice was served upon the parties, there is equally no evidence on record that the Claimant served Notice of Summons and Memorandum of Claim upon the Respondent.

5. Considering the fact that there is no evidence that the Respondent was notified of the Cause and the time lapse, the Court orders that the Cause be dismissed with no order as to costs.

Delivered, dated and signed in Nairobi on this 7th day of April 2017.

Radido Stephen

Judge

Appearances

For Claimant                               Kajwang & Kajwang Advocates

Respondent                               no papers on record

Court Assistant                           Nixon