Oraro & Company Advocates’s employment team is well-equipped to advise on a wide scope of employment matters and is commended by clients for being ‘friendly, seasoned and readily accessible’. Chacha Odera steers the team and has extensive knowledge in employment and labour law, and John Mbaluto is another key member of the team, specialising in employment-related disputes.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Employment law in Kenya is dynamic and evolving really fast, with courts churning out decisions that are affecting the employment space on a daily. It is therefore important to have an agile and robust partner in this field who will not only defend us but also advise and help in mitigating risks associated with this field. Oraro has been this partner for us.’
- ‘The team is friendly, seasoned and readily accessible and available to assist and respond to queries. John Mbaluto is a seasoned advocate of over 17 years' practice and has cut a niche in the Employment space.'
Key clients
- TelPosta Pension Scheme
- Kenya Railways Corporation
- The Honourable Attorney General of the Republic of Kenya
- Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Ltd
- Kenya Medical Supplies Authority
- Jubilee Insurance Company of Kenya Ltd
- Kenya National Union of Teachers
- NCBAIG Kenya Insurance Company
- CIC Insurance Company
- Airtel Kenya
- Housing Finance Company
Work highlights
Acting for the pension scheme in defending a judgment by the Retirement Benefits Appeals Tribunal for unpaid retirement dues of approximately KES13.4bn by former employees of Telkom Kenya Ltd.
Acted for Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Ltd and the Trustees of the Standard Chartered Staff Retirement Pension Scheme in proceedings that commenced before the Chief Executive Officer of the Retirement Benefits Authority, who found that the benefits of the former employees of the Bank had been properly computed and dismissed the complaint.
Representing a corporation in a claim brought by its former employees challenging their termination of employment on the basis of forfeiture arising from absconding duty to carry out industrial action to enforce an award by the then Industrial Court where the corporation was ordered to increase their salaries by 25%.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Chacha Odera
Other key lawyers
John Mbaluto