Fresh allegations continue to emerge from inside Northlands City, the expansive, multibillion-shilling real estate project backed by the Kenyatta family, painting an increasingly grim picture of institutional rot, workplace abuse and entrenched corruption.
What began as a few isolated whistleblower reports of payroll theft and employee exploitation has now unravelled into a broader narrative involving coordinated cover-ups, ethnic discrimination, and procurement fraud.
Northlands City Employees Cry Foul Over Missing Pay, Hostile HR Tactics and Cartel Style Corruption
Former and current employees continue to break their silence, revealing a toxic organizational culture protected by fear, silence, and deliberate inaction.
At the heart of the controversy remains the project’s Human Resources department, which multiple sources now identify as the operational hub of internal abuse.
Whistleblowers Expose Deep Ethnic Discrimination at Northlands City
Staff members have previously described a systematic effort to suppress complaints, falsify documentation, and manipulate payroll systems.
These efforts appear to be led by senior HR figures who allegedly operate with impunity, enabled by a weak oversight structure.
The financial misconduct, which initially centered on unexplained deductions from employee payslips and unpaid benefits, has since been linked to a broader network of inflated procurement contracts and unauthorized internal payments.
Reports of shockingly overpriced purchases, including minor construction projects being billed at tens of millions, suggest that the problem extends far beyond salaries.
Insiders are still raising alarm over a finance unit that reportedly bypasses basic due process.
One senior accounting officer has been singled out as the gatekeeper of procurement decisions and is said to wield disproportionate influence over the project’s financial direction.
With limited internal checks, allegations suggest that this unit operates with the full protection of top management, including the estate’s foreign director, whose limited local involvement has allegedly allowed powerful insiders to exploit loopholes without consequence.
This lack of active oversight has created the perfect environment for abuse, where internal systems are manipulated to benefit a small group of individuals at the expense of workers and the project’s broader integrity.
The culture of fear runs deep.
Employees have been describing a workplace where raising concerns results in retaliation, dismissal, or permanent blacklisting from future opportunities.
Tribalism is said to play a central role in this environment, with multiple cases of staff from certain ethnic backgrounds being systematically targeted for unfair treatment or termination.
Positions vacated under questionable circumstances are often filled through opaque processes, favouring individuals connected to the dominant power circle.
Within the security department, new revelations suggest that hiring practices are not only discriminatory but also morally compromised.
Recruitment is said to prioritize personal preferences and perceived loyalty over competence or experience, undermining the department’s credibility and operational capacity.
Senior managers reportedly show open bias, with decisions driven by tribal loyalty and gender-based favoritism, creating further divisions within an already fractured workforce.
Meanwhile, junior staff continue to suffer.
Many have spoken of working under exploitative conditions such as long hours, withheld pay, and denied leave, without the protection of labour rights or internal grievance channels.
The administrative elite, they claim, enforces this imbalance while living lavishly off inflated procurement deals and diverted funds.
What is particularly alarming is the coordination allegedly involved in silencing dissent.
From HR to finance to security, insiders point to a tightly knit group of individuals who protect each other through falsified records, intimidation tactics, and manipulation of internal reporting structures.
Multiple sources allege that formal complaints are routinely intercepted or buried before they reach senior decision-makers; internal investigations are either quietly abandoned or deliberately derailed, while key documentation is tampered with, altered, or disappears entirely, effectively erasing any trace of wrongdoing.
Despite the project’s high profile and deep financial backing, there appears to be little interest from ownership in confronting these claims.
The estate’s foreign director, described as elderly and largely disengaged, is viewed as a convenient shield, allowing day-to-day operations to fall into the hands of those with no accountability.
“Good afternoon Cyprian. I’ve read your Northlands City exposés, and you’re only scratching the surface. I am a former employee who was kicked out in the most unprofessional and humiliating way. I have specific names of individuals involved in abuse, cover-ups, and tribal favouritism. The corruption and mistreatment run deeper than what is already public. I was discharged from Northlands without due process. I witnessed targeted mistreatment and unethical behavior. I kept quiet out of fear, but your coverage gave me the courage to speak.
Philomena Mukono – HR lead. Personally responsible for multiple biased dismissals, especially against staff from minority tribes. She created a hostile work environment and used threats to silence complaints.
Beth Njeri – Accountant. Oversees all procurement and financial decisions at Northlands. Known to bypass due process and approve inflated payments. She is untouchable, treated like royalty by the Mzungu director, who gives her unchecked power.”
As these allegations continue to mount, questions are growing louder.
Who is really in charge at Northlands City? What measures are in place to protect workers from abuse? How can such a significant national project remain unmonitored in matters of human rights, financial transparency, and workplace ethics?
The emerging pattern suggests not just isolated misconduct but an entrenched system carefully engineered to shield those at the top while exploiting those at the bottom.
From payroll to procurement, recruitment to retaliation, the alleged abuse spans departments and appears to thrive under a culture of impunity and silence.
Unless there is an immediate and independent inquiry into the internal affairs of Northlands City, led by external auditors, labour officials, and anti-corruption agencies, the very foundations of the project risk being discredited by the rot within.
In a country where elite projects are often wrapped in secrecy and impunity, the situation at Northlands City may prove to be a defining test of whether accountability can still reach behind high walls and powerful names.
We are continuing to document testimonies and gather evidence.
If you are an insider, former employee, or contractor with verifiable information, we urge you to come forward — securely and anonymously if needed.
The truth is already leaking through the cracks.
Now it’s time to expose what’s behind the facade.
