[Source: Business Daily, by Sam Kiplagat]
The Court of Appeal has shut the door to former employees of Kenya Co-operative Creameries (KCC) by overturning a decision that found New KCC liable to pay them over Sh100 million in terminal dues.
A bench of three judges ruled that New KCC, incorporated in 2004 could not take over the liabilities of its predecessor and that the two were separate companies.
Justices William Ouko, Wanjiru Karanja and Patrick Kiage, however pleaded: “Having said so however, and legalities aside, we hold onto the hope that the Attorney-General will find it in him to advise government to honour its word and pay the 1st respondents who have suffered long…
