- Section 89 of Employment Act CAP 226: Savings of contracts of service made abroad
(1) Nothing in this Act shall prevent an employer or employee from enforcing their respective rights and remedies for any breach or non-performance of a lawful contract of service made outside Kenya, but the respective rights of the parties under that contract as well against each other as against...
- Section 90 of Employment Act CAP 226: Limitations
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4(1) of the Limitation of Actions Act (Cap. 22), no civil action or proceedings based or arising out of this Act or a contract of service in general shall lie or be instituted unless it is commenced within three years next after the act, neglect or default...
- Section 91 of Employment Act CAP 226: Rules
(1) The Minister may, after consultation with the Board, make rules providing for all or any of the purposes, for the administration of this Act or that may be necessary or expedient for carrying out the objects or purposes of this Act, and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, for...
- Section 92 of Employment Act CAP 226: Repeal of Cap. 226 and savings
(1) The Employment Act is repealed.
(2) Except where otherwise provided, the provisions of this Act shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for or in derogation of, the provisions of any other Act.
(3) A term of contract of service, or foreign contract of service to which Part XI of...
- Section 93 of Employment Act CAP 226: Transitional provisions
A valid contract of service, and foreign contract of service to which Part XI applies, entered into in accordance with the Employment Act (now repealed) shall continue in force to the extent that the terms and conditions thereof are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, and subject to...
- Order 1, rule 1 of Civil Procedure Rules : Who may be joined as plaintiffs
All persons may be joined in one suit as plaintiffs in whom any right to relief in respect of or arising out of the same act or transaction or series of acts or transactions is alleged to exist, whether jointly, severally or in the alternative, where, if such persons brought separate suits, any...
- Order 1, rule 2 of Civil Procedure Rules : Power of court to order separate trial
Where it appears to the court that any joinder of plaintiffs may embarrass or delay the trial of the suit, the court may either on the application of any party or of its own motion put the plaintiffs to their election or order separate trials or make such other order as may be expedient.
- Order 1, rule 3 of Civil Procedure Rules : Who may be joined as defendants
All persons may be joined as defendants against whom any right to relief in respect of or arising out of the same act or transaction or series of acts or transactions is alleged to exist, whether jointly, severally or in the alternative, where, if separate suits were brought against such persons any...
- Order 1, rule 4 of Civil Procedure Rules : Court may give judgment for or against one or more of joint parties
Judgment may be given without amendment—
(a) for such one or more of the plaintiffs as may be found to be entitled to relief for such relief as he or they may be entitled to;
(b) against such one or more of the defendants as may be found to be liable
according to their respective liabilities....
- Order 1, rule 5 of Civil Procedure Rules : Defendant need not be interested in all relief claimed
It shall not be necessary that every defendant shall be interested as to all the relief claimed in any suit against him.
- Order 1, rule 6 of Civil Procedure Rules : Joinder of parties liable on same contract
The plaintiff may at his option join as parties to the same suit all or any of the persons severally, or jointly and severally liable, on any one contract, including parties to bills of exchange and promissory notes.
- Order 1, rule 7 of Civil Procedure Rules : When plaintiff in doubt from whom redress to be sought
Where the plaintiff is in doubt as to the persons from whom he is entitled to obtain redress, he may join two or more defendants in order that the question as to which of the defendants is liable, and to what extent, may be determined as between all parties.
- Order 1, rule 8 of Civil Procedure Rules : One person may sue or defend on behalf of all in same interest
(1) Where numerous persons have the same interest in any proceedings, the proceedings may be commenced, and unless the Court otherwise orders, continued, by or against any one or more of them as representing all or as representing all except one or more of them.
(2) The parties shall in such case...
- Order 1, rule 9 of Civil Procedure Rules : Misjoinder and non-joinder
No suit shall be defeated by reason of the misjoinder or non-joinder of parties, and the court may in every suit deal with the matter in controversy so far as regards the rights and interests of the parties actually before it.
- Order 1, rule 10 of Civil Procedure Rules : Substitution and addition of parties
(1) Where a suit has been instituted in the name of the wrong persons as plaintiff, or where it is doubtful whether it has been instituted in the name of the right plaintiff, the court may at any stage of the suit, if satisfied that the suit has been instituted through a bona fide mistake, and that...
- Order 1, rule 11 of Civil Procedure Rules : Government proceedings
In respect of civil proceedings by or against the Government, this Order shall have effect subject to section 12 of the Government Proceedings Act (which relates to parties to such proceedings).
- Order 1, rule 12 of Civil Procedure Rules : Conduct of suit
The court may give the conduct of the suit to such person as it deems proper.
- Order 1, rule 13 of Civil Procedure Rules : Appearance of one of several plaintiffs or defendants for others
(1) Where there are more plaintiffs than one, any one or more of them may be authorized by any other of them to appear, plead or act for such other in any proceeding, and in like manner, where there are more defendants than one, any one or more of them may be authorized by any other of them to...
- Order 1, rule 14 of Civil Procedure Rules : Practice
Any application to add or strike out or substitute a plaintiff or defendant may be made to the court at any time before trial by chamber summons or at the trial of the suit in a summary manner.
- Order 1, rule 15 of Civil Procedure Rules : Notice to third and subsequent parties
(1) Where a defendant claims as against any other person not already a party to the suit (hereinafter called the third party)—
(a) that he is entitled to contribution or indemnity; or
(b) that he is entitled to any relief or remedy relating to or connected with the
original subject-matter of...
- Order 1, rule 16 of Civil Procedure Rules : Notice to Government as third party
Notwithstanding anything in r. 15, leave to issue a third-party notice for service on the Government shall not be granted unless the Court is satisfied that the Government is in possession of all such information as it reasonably requires as to the circumstances in which it is alleged that the...
- Order 1, rule 17 of Civil Procedure Rules : Default of appearance by third party
If a person not a party to the suit who is served as mentioned in r. 15 (hereinafter called the “third party”) desires to dispute the plaintiff’s claim in the suit as against the defendant on whose behalf the notice has been given, or his own liability to the defendant, the third party must enter an...
- Order 1, rule 18 of Civil Procedure Rules : Default of appearance by Government as third party
In the case of third-party proceedings against the Government, r. 17 shall not apply unless the court so orders; and any application for such an order shall be made by chamber summons served not less than seven days before the return day.
- Order 1, rule 19 of Civil Procedure Rules : Judgment against third party in default
Where a third party makes default in entering an appearance in the suit, or in delivering any pleading, and the defendant giving the notice suffers judgment by default, such defendant shall be entitled, after causing the satisfaction of the decree against himself to be entered upon the record, to...
- Order 1, rule 20 of Civil Procedure Rules : No judgment against Government without leave of the Court
(1) A defendant shall not in any event be entitled to enter judgment against the Government under r. 19 without the leave of the court.
(2) Any application for leave to enter judgment against the Government under this r. shall be made by chamber summons served not less than seven days before the...
- Order 1, rule 21 of Civil Procedure Rules : Judgment after trial against third party in default
(1) Where a third party makes default in entering an appearance in the suit, and the suit is tried and results in favour of the plaintiff, the court may either at or after the trial enter such judgment as the nature of the suit may require for the defendant giving notice against the third party:...
- Order 1, rule 22 of Civil Procedure Rules : Appearance of third party and directions
If a third party enters an appearance pursuant to the third-party notice, the defendant giving the notice may apply to the court by summons in chambers for directions, and the court upon the hearing of such application may, if satisfied that there is a proper question to be tried as to the liability...
- Order 1, rule 23 of Civil Procedure Rules : Costs
The court may decide all questions of costs between a third party and the other parties to the suit and may make such orders as to costs as the justice of the case may require.
- Order 1, rule 24 of Civil Procedure Rules : Defendant claiming against a co-defendant
(1) Where a defendant desires to claim against another person who is already a party to the suit—
(a) that he is entitled to contribution or indemnity; or
(b) that he is entitled to any relief or remedy relating to or connected with the original subject-matter of the action which is...
- Order 1, rule 25 of Civil Procedure Rules : Procedure
Applications under rules 10 and 19 may be made orally in Court or by summons in chamber.