ICRC fires racist employee who insulted Kenyan guards at Lavington mall

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), on Monday 7 October, fired their employee who hurled insults at Kenyan security guards at the Lavington Mall, Nairobi.

The issue which was first raised by Yebeltal Getachew through his Twitter handle was picked up by the Secretary of Innovation, Digital and Diaspora Communication in the office of the president, Dennis Itumbi, who called for action.

In his Twitter post, Itumbi says the man referred to a lady who was trying to calm him down, as a monkey.

“A concerned lady whose only interest was to protect the good name of your organization tried to calm him down, and he dismissed her as a Monkey,” said Itumbi.

The ICRC responded and confirmed that indeed, the man in the photo was their staff, and the vehicle belonged to the company.