How travel claims dispute linked to KPLC manager’s daughter cost employee job

Kenya Power Company headquarters at Electricity House, along Harambee Avenue, Nairobi. 

Photo credit: Francis Nderitu | Nation Media Group

A dispute over official travel and per diem claims involving a senior Kenya Power manager’s daughter led to the dismissal of a long-serving employee, a decision that has seen her awarded Sh3.2 million compensation for unfair sacking.

The Employment and Labour Relations Court in Nakuru ruled that Kenya Power unfairly terminated Catherine Mwangi, an ICT manager with 37 years of service, following a disciplinary process deemed procedurally and substantively flawed.

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