Judge backs firing of bank clerk over loan use switch

Justice Mathews Nduma said the bank had a valid reason to terminate Mr Wamalwa’s employment over misconduct and that the procedure was followed.

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A court has upheld the dismissal of a bank staff for diverting a Sh300,000 loan given by his employer to furnish his house.

The Employment and Labour Relations court ruled that Edwin Wamalwa, a clerk at Cooperative Bank, violated the bank’s staff manual and the business code of conduct and ethics by diverting the funds from the intended purpose to other use.

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