Consultant injured in motorcycle accident sues women lobby for damages

A consultant who was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident in Sierra Leone's civil strife has sued for Sh1.5 million as damages.

New York-based Cornel University professor N'Dri Therese Assie-Lumumba has filed a compensation case at the Employment and Labour Relations Court against the Forum for Africa Women Educationists (Fawe).

Prof Assie-Lumumba in her claim filed by lawyer Titus Koceyo submits that she was engaged by Fawe to carry out a Mid-Term Review (MTR) on women matters in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Besides the MTR, the international researcher and consultant was also required to attend Fawe's General Conference in New York.

Mr Koceyo told the court that Fawe was to prepare the contract agreement for the Sierra Leone engagement "but contrary to the law, the claimant was asked to sign the agreement at the respondent's West Africa regional office based in Senegal to avoid paying tax due on consultation to the Kenya Government."