Kenya: Court Rules Valid Reason for Dismissal Does Not Excuse Unfair Disciplinary Process

A Kenyan court has ruled that an employer can have a valid reason to dismiss an employee but still be liable for unfair termination if it fails to give the worker adequate time to respond to disciplinary allegations.

The ruling stemmed from a case involving a worker who was dismissed after being accused of reporting to work after consuming alcohol while working in a safety-sensitive LPG facility. The court found that the employer had a genuine and reasonable basis for taking disciplinary…