Court orders Governors to re-hire and compensate sacked County Executives

Bomet county Executive Committee members sacked by Gonernor Ruto, Elizabeth Langat (right) and Patricia Lesoi (left) addressing the press outside Nakuru law courts on September 23,2016 after the court ordered Bomet county to pay them Sh4 million each for compensation. [PHOTO:KIPSANG JOSEPH/Standard]

Three governors have been ordered to reinstate and compensate members of their county executive for unfair dismissal.

The Industrial Court ordered Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto to pay two sacked officers Sh8 million while his Nyeri counterpart Nderitu Gachagua is to pay Sh4.5 million to one employee. Tharaka Nithi’s Samuel Ragwa was ordered to reinstate an officer he dismissed.