Employees sue KenolKobil boss for contempt of court
PHOTO | PHOEBE OKALL | FILE Kenol Kobil general manager (Kenya) David Ohana at a past event. He said the will company maintain positive spirit of compliance and consultative dialogue in our future dealings with the Government.
What you need to know:
- Employees say general manager David Ohana has been disrespectful of a court order on their dismissal
- Mr Ohana said to have sacked three more employees in an exercise the company began on August 14, after which 14 employees were dismissed in less than two days for poor performance
- Last week, it emerged that the oil marketer’s staff were being harassed by the chief executive officer, Mr Jacob Segman and Mr Ohana into signing a petition ratifying sale of the company to Puma Energy
Employees of an oil marketer have accused the company’s general manager for contempt of court.
In a suit filed by three KenolKobil employees, Vincent Edward Njoroge, Philip Opanga Otenyo and Ronald Kampa Lugaba, through their lawyer, Mr Jotham Arwa, say general manager David Ohana has been disrespectful of a court order on their dismissal. (Read: Tension after court stops Kenol lay-offs)
Mr Ohana, they say, continues to sack the company’s employees long after the Industrial Court issued an injunction against dismissals, pending the determination of the matter by the court.
Mr Ohana is said to have sacked three more employees in an exercise the company began on August 14, after which 14 employees were dismissed in less than two days for poor performance. (Read: Oil marketer posts Sh3.8bn loss, suspends all key capital projects)
Last week, it emerged that the oil marketer’s staff were being harassed by the chief executive officer, Mr Jacob Segman and Mr Ohana into signing a petition ratifying sale of the company to Puma Energy. (Read: Oil firm staff ‘made to sign letter’ on buyout)
