The Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC) in Kakamega recently ruled that mobile money payments alone are insufficient proof of employment in unfair termination claims. The court dismissed a lawsuit seeking over Ksh 2.3 million in compensation, emphasizing the need for concrete evidence of an employer-employee relationship.

• The claimant sought over Ksh 2.3 million for alleged unpaid salaries, leave, service pay, and damages for unfair termination.
• The Kakamega ELRC ruled that mobile money statements showing intermittent payments do not constitute proof of employment.
• The court highlighted that employment relationships must be proven through contracts, payslips, statutory records, or other consistent evidence, not mere judicial sympathy.