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Nkatha Mwongera, former Compassion International employee, awarded Sh4.63 million by High Court for unfair dismissal and discrimination. [Standard, File]

A former employee of a non-governmental organisation (NGO) is due to be paid Sh4.6 million for unfair dismissal and discrimination while she was on maternity leave.

Nkatha Mwongera, a former employee of Compassion International, was awarded Sh4.63 million by the High Court, which found that the NGO had unlawfully dismissed her.

In her application to the court, Nkatha narrated how while she was on maternity leave, she received a letter dated March 29, 2016, from Compassion International redeploying her to the position of training specialist, a demotion from her previous position as administrator.

She argued that her previous position was taken up by someone else while she was never declared redundant and therefore, her demotion from the position was unlawful.

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