The Kenya Union of Journalists (KUJ) has filed a petition, seeking to bar the Nation Media Group (NMG) from retrenching staff.

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Through lawyer Stephen Ogeto, KUJ argued that NMG issued a notice to lay-off staff yet there was a previous case pending in Court, which the Union filed.

NMG issued a notice, saying some staff would be layed-off starting January 21, 2017.

"There is already a vacuum in the Collective Bargaining Agreement pending in this Court and we are asking for an injunction,'' said the advocate, adding that the lay offs would likely be unfair.

The company had in 2016 layed-off more staff.