Court awards senior county official Sh800,000 for wrongful dismissal

A court has awarded former Nakuru County Chief Officer for Sports, Youth and Gender Sh800,000 for wrongful dismissal.

Justice Monica Mbaru of the Employment and Labour Relations court ruled that Benjamin Koskei was unlawfully sacked by Governor Lee Kinyanjui's administration last year for allegedly leaking county information to the public via social media.

Awarding Dr Koskei three months’ salary as compensation and one month pay in lieu of notice, Justice Mbaru noted that the labour laws were breached during the disciplinary process.

Koskei wanted Sh2.4m compensation after accusing the employer of not giving him fair hearing.