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Maid organises for employer’s arrest over Sh5,000 'delayed' salary

By Graham Kajilwa | 8yrs ago

SUMMARY

  • Maid is said to have used her connections with police to have employer locked
  • Police deny locking the employer over delayed salary of Sh 5000
  • Police say there are no records on the Occurrence Book to show employer was arrested and booked

NAIROBI, KENYA: A woman is claimed to have spent the better part of Tuesday in police custody after her house-help organized to have her locked up for delaying her pay.

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