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Kiconco and 9 Others v National Identification Registration Authority (Labour Dispute Reference No. 35 of 2023)

Industrial Court · [2025] UGIC 65 · 2025 Claim Allowed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Labour dispute reference arising from Labour Dispute No. MGLSD/LC/046/2022
Decision
Claimants awarded general damages, payment in lieu of notice, and costs

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Holding

The Industrial Court held that the claimants were unlawfully terminated by the National Identification Registration Authority. Following the doctrine of stare decisis and applying the precedent in Aguti Jane & 14 Ors v NIRA, the Court entered a consequential award ordering the respondent to pay each claimant UGX 5,740,000 as general damages and UGX 450,000 as payment in lieu of notice, with costs to the claimants.

Outcome

Claimants awarded general damages, payment in lieu of notice, and costs

Facts

The claimants were employees of the National Identification Registration Authority. The background facts and issues in this matter were identical to those in Aguti Jane & 14 Ors v NIRA, decided by the Industrial Court on 11 April 2025. When the matter was called on 1 September 2025, the Court directed counsel to consider the effect of the Aguti decision on the present dispute. Both counsel agreed that the contestation in the present matter had been determined in Aguti and that the award and orders in that case would be appropriate for the matter at hand. The parties consented to the Court entering the award in Aguti consequentially in this case.

Issues

  1. Whether the claimants were unlawfully terminated by the respondent.
  2. Whether the precedent in Aguti Jane & 14 Ors v NIRA should be applied to the present matter.

Orders

  • It is declared that the Claimants were unlawfully terminated.
  • The Respondent is ordered to pay each of the Claimants UGX 5,740,000 (Five Million Seven Hundred and Forty Thousand Uganda Shillings) as general damages and UGX 450,000 (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Shillings) as payment in lieu of notice.
  • The Claimants shall have costs of the claim.

Rules and key headnotes

Employment & Labour — Unlawful Termination — General Damages and Payment in Lieu of Notice
Where an employee is unlawfully terminated, the employer is liable to pay general damages for the unlawful termination and payment in lieu of notice.
Civil Procedure — Stare Decisis — Application of Binding Precedent
Where the facts and issues in a matter are identical to those in a binding precedent, the court should apply the doctrine of stare decisis and enter a consequential award consistent with the precedent to promote consistency, predictability, and efficient resolution of disputes.

Legislation cited (4)

Cases cited (3)

  • Aguti Jane and 14 Others v National Identification Registration Authority (Labour Dispute Reference No. 144 of 2020)
  • [2025] UGIC 28
  • [2009] UGSC 2

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Kiconco_and_9_Others_v_National_Identification_Registration_Authority_(Labour_Dispute_Reference_No._35_of_2023)_[2025]_UGIC_65_(5_September_2025)
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