Ipsos Lead Researcher Tom Wolf during at a past press briefing
Kenyan Research firms Ipsos and the Kenya Audience Research Foundation Limited (KARF) have been battling in court over unpaid dues.
Ipsos, which has been carrying out audience research for KARF since 2016, claims that the firm has failed to settle a Sh116.3 million bill and has allegedly instead terminated the contract to escape liability.
A claim that KARF refutes.
KARF in turn filed a counter-claim stating:
“Pending the hearing and determination of this application inter partes, the respondent, … be restrained from demanding for and/or receiving all/and or any payment from the interested parties herein and/or any other company and/or person to whom the respondent has sold the research data sourced by the applicant.”
KARF also denies terminating Ipsos’ contract, saying that it ended legally after attempts to resolve their disputes failed.
Ipsos has enjoined 61 companies that KARF sold the data to. It says it has information KARF is facing serious financial problems and that it is insolvent.
The company also seeks a court order freezing KARF’s bank accounts or in the alternative all payment to be made by suppliers to KARF to be placed in court custody pending the determination of the suit.