The Netherlands’ Embassy fails to block cook’s labour suit on diplomatic immunity

The legal dispute will examine the rights of locally hired staff at foreign missions against diplomatic immunity, which provides a cover for diplomats.

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The Netherlands’ Embassy in Kenya has lost a bid to block a former cook from suing and claiming Sh2.7 million from the mission while citing diplomatic immunity.

The ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the embassy argued that diplomatic immunity protects them from civil suits.

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