Win for worker put on temporary contracts for 8 years

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

Photo credit: Francis Nderitu | Nation Media Group

A judge has reprimanded Kenya Power for repeatedly violating a former employee’s rights by subjecting her to repeated temporary three-month job contracts for eight years.

Employment and Labour Relations Court Judge James Rika said offering short-term contracts to employees for prolonged periods is casualisation of labour, which deprives workers of job security and terminal benefits due to permanent and pensionable employees.

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