26/12/2025
Labour Court Issues Hard-Hitting Ruling, Condemns Systemic Wage Abuse in Security Sector.
The Employment and Labour Relations Court, in a scathing judgment that has sent shockwaves through the private security industry and corporate boardrooms alike, has issued a stern warning to all employers after ruling against years of exploitative underpayment of security guards, marking a case that reveals extensive wage violations across the industry. In the ruling, the court considered the Kisumu case where nighttime security guard Stephen Onyango, who worked for seven years and was paid a paltry KSh 5,000 a month, which is very much below statutory minimums, won a landmark court award of KSh 169,415 for unpaid wages and leave....
The Employment and Labour Relations Court, in a scathing judgment that has sent shockwaves through the private security industry and corporate boardrooms alike, has issued a stern warning to all em…