From social media to company cars: Mistakes that cost Kenyans their jobs

From social media posts and company cars to desertion of duty and suspicious M-Pesa payments, court rulings in 2025 show the everyday mistakes that cost employees their jobs.

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Every so often, the Employment and Labour Relations Court is asked to determine whether a person’s dismissal from his or her workplace was justified.

The pendulum swings either way. By balancing the probabilities of wrongdoing happening, at times it agrees with the employer, while at other times it comes to the rescue of the employee.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.