This archive report was first published on 4 November 2021.
Published on November 4, 2021, a court in Kenya has ruled in favor of a lecturer who was owed salary arrears by the Kenya Methodist University (KeMU).
Employment and Labour Relations Court Judge Hellen Wasilwa directed KeMU to pay Mr. Castro Momanyi Ondieki Sh235,000 for teaching services he offered the institution as a part-time lecturer.
Mr. Momanyi had moved to court on April 26, 2019, seeking orders to compel the institution to clear his unpaid wages after teaching for a total of 135 hours at the university.
According to the court, Mr. Momanyi had signed a contract agreement with the university for a part-time job to teach four units, and was to be paid Sh2,000 for each hour of work.
However, KeMU had only paid him Sh35,437, despite his efforts to have them clear the balance.
KeMU had denied owing Mr. Momanyi any more money, but failed to furnish evidence of payment, leading the court to enter judgment in his favor.
Justice Wasilwa awarded the lecturer Sh234,563 after subtracting the Sh35,437 that the university had already paid.
