How a client's meal cost a chef his job

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A Mombasa court has awarded a chef Sh440,512 for summarily dismissal over a meal.

Justice Ocharo Kebira upheld Principal Magistrate David Ndungi’s decision to award Pride Inn Hotel Investment Senior Chef Nickson Mangwenje the compensation of eight months’ salary, one month’s salary in lieu of notice, and public holiday dues,

Justice Kebira held that the summarily dismissal of the chef by Pride Inn was procedurally unfair.

“In the upshot, I conclude that the learned trial Magistrate did not err in finding that the summary dismissal of Mangwenje was unfair and in awarding compensation for public holidays worked but not paid for. Consequently, I find the appeal to be without merit. It is hereby dismissed with costs,” ruled Justice Kebira.