MARANGU RUCHA & WALTER KONYA V. ATTORNEY GENERAL & 9 OTHERS & ST. MARY'S MISSION HOSPITAL

RULING OF THE COURT

The 3^rd to 10^th respondents were employees of St. Mary’s Mission Hospital, the interested party. Following their dismissal from their employment, they instituted Cause No. 538 of 2011 at the Industrial Court against the hospital and the two applicants herein who are the administrators of the hospital. Mukunya, J. in his award rendered on 27^th April 2012 found that the dismissal was wrongful and ordered the interested party (the Hospital) to reinstate the 3^rd to the 10^th respondents without loss of any benefit.

The applicants were, on the other hand, restrained by an order of permanent injunction from interfering with the reinstatement and employment of the 3^rd to the 10^th respondents or their rights to remain in occupation of the houses provided by the hospital.

It would appear that there was non-compliance with those orders as the 3^rd to the 10^th respondents returned to the Industrial Court seeking to have the two applicants punished for committing contempt of the or…