Justice Christine Baari asked the university to pay for the cost of the suit. [iStockphoto]

"The respondent (Maseno University) would later on refuse to pay me Sh352,800 for the first semester and Sh201,600 for the second semester making a total of Sh554,400," he said as he tabled letters as evidence that he demanded the said pay from his former employer without success.

He added that he would repeatedly follow up on his payment including through his advocate, but the efforts remained futile forcing him to file the suit.

"I was never paid for teaching a total of seven Information Technology units in the first semester being CIT 303, CIT 109, CIM 113, and UCI 203-3 units, and in the second semester, I also taught another seven units," he said.

In a rebuttal, the university argued that for one to be paid, they needed to attach an appointment letter, a teaching timetable, a schedule of class attendance and register, and proof of grading.