Former employees of Savannah Cement are appealing for help after claiming they have not received their severance dues despite the company’s factory reportedly being sold months ago.

The workers say Savannah Cement, which has been under receivership, had promised to settle their dues once the plant was sold, but several months later, they are still waiting.

In messages sent to this writer, one of the former employees accused the company’s receiver and director, Kahi Indimuli, of giving excuses instead of honouring the promise made to former staff.

“Savannah Cement under receivership with the director being Kahi Indimuli, please pay your former employees their severance dues,” the worker pleaded.

According to the former employee, the workers were told that their severance would be paid after the sale of the plant, but they now claim the sale took place more than three months ago without any payment being made.

“You promised to pay them once you sell the plant which you already did and it’s now over three months. You are just giving excuses after excuses which is really bad,” the message stated.

In another message sent days later, the workers again appealed for intervention, saying they had been left helpless despite waiting patiently for their dues.

“Hi Cyprian, kindly help us, Savannah Cement former employees, not received our dues, despite the factory being sold 4 months ago,” the worker wrote.

The frustration appears to have deepened, with the former employee later sending an emotional follow up on June 22, pleading again for help after feeling ignored.

“Cyprian aki ulikataa kutusaidia aki,” the worker wrote.

The complaints raise fresh questions about the treatment of workers when companies collapse, enter receivership or dispose of major assets.

For former employees, severance dues are not charity.

They are lawful entitlements earned through years of service, and when a company changes hands, sells assets or restructures under receivership, workers should not be treated as an afterthought.

The Savannah Cement case now puts pressure on the receiver, management and labour authorities to explain whether the former employees’ dues were factored into the sale process and when the affected workers should expect payment.

If the plant was sold as claimed by the workers, then the receiver should publicly explain why former employees have not been paid and whether there is a payment schedule.

Former workers should not be forced to beg online for money they earned.

They should not be given endless excuses after years of service.

And they should not be abandoned after a factory sale while other creditors, managers and dealmakers move on.

The Ministry of Labour and relevant government agencies should now look into the matter and establish how many former Savannah Cement employees are affected, how much they are owed, and why payment has delayed despite claims that the plant has already been sold.

At the centre of this complaint is a simple demand from former workers.

Savannah Cement should pay their severance dues.