A Kenyan security guard has sued her employer after she was allegedly dismissed for insisting that a government minister undergoes a security check at the country’s main airport while trying to catch a domestic flight, the Standard newspaper reports.
Daisy Cherogony is reported to have insisted that Education Minister Fred Matiang’i queue and undergo security checks like other passengers in an incident on 6 April.
Her employer, Kenya’s Airport Authority (KAA), dismissed her on 11 May on grounds of gross misconduct for mistreating and humiliating the minister.
In her court documents filed at the Employment and Labour Relations Court, Ms Cherogony says she was accused of making a mistake that does not exist and was victimised and discriminated against by KAA, the Standard reports.
She says that according to the airport security manual, government ministers do not qualify for any preferential treatment unless they have special passes.
Ms Cherogony said the minister, accompanied by an airport police inspector and his security team, had tried to force their way instead of waiting in line like other passengers:
He (Matiang’i) did not want to follow the queue but wanted special treatment despite the fact that it was raining and people were complaining."
She now wants the court to declare her termination unfair and to award her Sh2.4 million for wrongful dismissal.
She accuses KAA of frustrating her efforts to claim her job benefits.
The airport authority body has 15 days to respond to the suit.
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If true, then she should be reinstated, promoted and CS Matiangi surcharged the $23,000 compensation fee plus litigation costs.
Seen it. She was doing her job (I realy hate airport screening). Lets wait and hear the other side of the story. Matiangi doesnt seem like a guy to be bothered about such pettiness.
If that part is factual, more power to her.
Matiang’i should reach out to the airport management and have her reinstated. Hii ni upuzi
Kahora (slow down). We havent heard the other side of the story.
She should not have done that to a vip. But she should not have been dismissed for doing that. They should have considered and used a different way of reprimanding her.
KAA si waweke a separate are for VIPs who should not be screened. nkt.
hata unaambiwa utoe belt kama iko na kametal latch as if ni slices unapata hapo mbele :mad:
May be the employer is overzealous. I have travelled with Bwana Matiangi and he subjected himself to all checks. Hapo EBB. This is not the end of the story.
There is a gov vip lounge at jkia
So unatuambia you are one of his bodyguards ama what were you doing following an CS’s each and every move
He simply follows the CS around like a @Kigui
The rules according to the guard clearly state CSs must plan their trips in advance so that preferential treatment can be accorded and must also go thru the screening…this Matiangi should have swallowed his pride and queued…this is a very loyal and professional guard.
The other day we saw CS Macharia remove his belt, wallet and shoes and later he stated that everyone must be screened.
maybe it was matiang’i’s PA that decided to escalate the issue believing it will please the boss
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Ï have an issue with à situation where an askari gets to give orders to a CS when her operational boss, thé Security Inspector, was escorting thé Same VIP. From the facts available this soja is playing Victim to force an out of court settlement coz neither KAA nor thé minister would want the adverse publicity. Blackmail
Ahh, kumbe it was even an internal flight to Kisumu. I thought it was international departures. Hii ya kwenda Kisumu nikuachilia Matiang’i aende aingie ndege kama matatu.
Huyo mama awache zake.