RULING
Before me is a Notice of Motion dated 12th of June, 2019 and filed on 19th June, 2019, brought under Rule 4 of the Court of Appeal Rules and section 3A and 3B of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act, seeking leave to appeal out of time.
The respondent has raised four (4) grounds of preliminary objections against the said application. These read as follows:
(1) The applicants are in contempt of Court orders issued by Hon. J.N. Abuodha (J) on 29th June, 2015.
(2) The applicant has been cited for contempt in the Employment and Labour Relations Court at Nairobi.
(3) The Contemnors ought to appear before the said court to show cause why they have not complied with the orders of the Court. Therefore without purging contempt proceedings, to give audience to the contemnors in this Court will be tantamount to condoning an illegality.
(4) The applicants should in the first instance satisfy this Court that they have purged contempt in the Employment and Labour Relations Court before being granted aud…