By Chris Ojow
The Labour court has overturned a
suspension letter issued to a Senior
staff, Kevin Paskari of Seeds of Peace
Africa International ( SOPA) , by the
organization Chairman Rev. Dr . Ambrose
Ong’wen .
The suspension letter issued by the
respondent on Thursday 22nd July year
2021, in its content restricted the
claimant from communicating with all the
organization stakeholders and also
alleged irregularities commited by the
applicant .
And the claimant alleged that without
consulting the Board and investigating
the fabricated claims levelled against
him , the second respondent Ambrose ,
in a bid to allegedly cover alleged
serious malpractices , fraudulent
activities, alleged sexual harassments ,
favoratism , threat’s and intimidations
which already is a subject of
Investigation having been reported to
Police within Nairobi Area . The
Chairman authored a letter suspending
the claimant and ordering the him to
wait for further communication on his
fate , the suspension letter was also
copied to Secretary SOPA board and
Treasurer .
In the employment and labour relations
court at Milimani Nairobi County case
number E592 of year 2021 , filed on
Monday 26th same year before Justice
Nduma Nderi , the application in several
of it’s prayers seeking to quash the
alleged unlawful directions of the
Organization Chairman .
Under urgent certified application ,the
Court issued an order of stay,
stopping and halting the suspension of
the claimants until the matter is heard
and determined .
The application which was filed by five
claimants , Naomi Achieng Oketch ,
Kevin Paskari, Judith Ragumbi, Hellen
Bosibori and Nernadette Onyango seeking
temporary injunction from breach of
contract of employment and from
subjecting the five applicants from
inhuman , hostile , humiliating and
stopping the restriction to the
international NGO offices was served to
the two respondents , Seeds of Peace
Africa International (SOPA International
) and the alleged Controversial
Chairman Rev. Dr. Ambrose Ong’wen .
And in a certified copy of original
signed on Tuesday 27th July of year
2021 and stamped by the Registra
Industrial Court at Milimani Nairobi
County Kenya, the respondents were
given seven days to file there response
pending interparties hearing before a
Judge on Monday 09th August year 2021 .
The Court also issued an order
suspending the actions of the Chairman
in suspending the five claimants , and
the five claimants allowed by the Court
to access and continue with their daily
duties at Seeds of Peace Africa
International offices unti the
application certified as urgent is heard
and determined.
The restrictions issued to the five
claimants by the second respondent on
Thursday 22nd July year 2021 are hereby
suspended by the Employment and Labour
Relations Court .
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