KQ wins case against ex-staff

Nairobi: Kenya Airways Ltd is not obliged to reinstate its former 447 employees, an appeal court in Nairobi has ruled. The national carrier got reprieve when the judge agreed that it was justified to declare redundancies, having regard to its bad financial performance, and declining profitability over the last five years. Judge Agnes Murgor said: “I set aside the order for reinstatement and instead thereof order that each of the 447 affected employees be paid damages equivalent to six months gross monthly salary for unfair termination of employment.”