This archive report was first published on 12 July 2019.
Published on July 12, 2019, a court in Kenya has ordered former Kenya Airways CEO Titus Naikuni and the airline to pay a former communications manager Sh10 million.
Justice Joram Abuodha ordered Mr Naikuni to personally compensate Kepha Bosire for treating him in an undignified manner in front of his colleagues and guests during an event in October 2013.
Mr Bosire was stripped of his blazer and asked to remove an Arsenal football club T-shirt branded 'Fly Emirates', a rival of KQ, after Mr Naikuni forcibly removed his blazer and asked him to change his attire or leave the premises.
Mr Bosire was later sacked, and the airline has been asked to pay him Sh9 million as compensation equivalent to a year's salary and three-month pay in lieu of notice.
According to court documents, Mr Bosire earned Sh600,000 monthly.
Mr Naikuni defended himself, saying as communications manager Mr Bosire was supposed to lead by displaying and promoting KQ.
However, Justice Abuodha disagreed, stating, "It is, therefore, inconceivable that the claimant opted to remove his T-shirt in the presence of his colleagues,"
The court awarded the claimant Sh1.8 million being three months salary in lieu of notice, 12 months salary compensation, Sh1 million compensation for undignified treatment and Sh7.2 million for unfair termination.
