Warrant of arrest issued against governor Wambora over staff union dues
The Employment and Labour Relations Court in Nyeri has issued a warrant of arrest against Embu governor Martin Wambora and several officials in his administration for failing to appear before it for sentencing.
Justice Njagi Marete issued the warrants against Wambora, County Secretary of Nyeri County Jason Nyaga, Finance and Economic Planning Executive John Njagi and his Chief Officer Ruth Ndirangu.
Last week, the four officials were found in contempt of court over Kenya County Government Workers’ Union statutory fees remittance.
Justice Njagi Marete noted that the officials defied a court order issued in December last year instructing them to oblige to the directive.
The judge instructed the Nyeri Police station OSC to arrest the governor together with the officials and bring them to court for sentencing.
Workers within the country had in October 2021 staged a demonstration citing poor working conditions as well as salaries as part of their grievances.
The workers accused Wambora and the County Public Service Board for failing to adhere to their plea. Other workers intimated that they could not access loans as they had been blacklisted by the Credit Reference Bureau (CRB).
In 2017, Wambora was also accused of failing to effect payments for sacked County Assembly employees despite an initial order.
Justice Monica Mbaru effected the orders after the employees had sued Wambora and two other county officials over the unlawful sacking.
The sacked workers argued that their constitutional rights were violated – stating that they weren’t given warning letters before their dismissal.
