REPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF KENYA
AT NAIROBI
Civil Appeal 124 of 1996
EASTAFRICA PACKAGING INDUSTRIES LIMITED.....................................................APPELLANT
AND
ZOEB ALIBHAI............................................................................................RESPONDENT
(Appeal from a decree of the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi (Justice Hayanga) dated the 16th day of January, 1996
IN
CIVIL CASE NO. 1171 OF 1995
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JUDGMENT OF KWACH, J.A.
This is an appeal from the decision of the superior court (Hayanga J) in which the learned Judge entered summary judgement against East African Packaging Industries Ltd. (the appellant), in a suit brought by Zoeb Alibhai (the respondent) against the appellant claiming damages for wrongful dismissal and defamation.
Prior to the events giving rise to the suit, the respondent was the appellants employee. He joined the appellant in August 1989 as a Sales Representative at a monthly salary of Shs. 13,40…