SUMAYYA ATHMANI HASSAN V. PAUL MASINDE SIMIDI & NATIONAL OIL CORPORATION OF KENYA
(2019) JELR 95501 (CA)
Court of Appeal
•
Civil Appeal 195 of 2016
•
6 Dec 2019
•
Kenya
Coram
Erastus Mwaniki Githinji, Martha Karambu Koome, Wanjiru Karanja
Judgement
<p class="ql-align-justify">JUDGMENT OF THE COURT</p><p class="ql-align-justify">[1] The appellant is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of National Oil Corporation of Kenya (Corporation), a government parastatal. The 1<sup>st</sup> respondent was an Internal Audit Manager employed by the Corporation on a three-year contract with effect from 1<sup>st</sup> November, 2009. The contract was terminated by a letter dated 15<sup>th</sup> June, 2011 with immediate effect. However, the Board of Directors of the Corporation rescinded the termination at a meeting held on 20<sup>th</sup> June, 2011 and, instead, the Board interdicted the 1<sup>st</sup> respondent with effect from 15<sup>th</sup> June, 2011. The interdiction was communicated to the 1<sup>st</sup> respondent by a letter dated 18<sup>th</sup> July, 2011. The 1<sup>st</sup> respondent was eventually employed by Wananchi Group as Internal Auditor with effect from 16<sup>th</sup> April, 2012 after which he tendered his resignation to the Corporation with effect from 30<sup>th</sup> July, 2012. By a petition filed in the Employment and Labour Relations Court(ELRC) on 4<sup>th</sup> November, 2013 and dated 28<sup>th</sup> …</p>