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Kenya Tea Development Authority (KTDA) has been ordered to pay an employee Sh1.82 million in compensation for work-related injuries sustained while on duty at Kangaita Tea Farm in Kirinyaga County.
Daniel Kinyua suffered injuries on September 16, 2021, while working at the tea farm. Following the incident, he was examined at Kimathi Medical Services in Kerugoya, where Dr Kamau recommended strict bed rest for five days to allow him to recover before resuming work.
After completion of the statutory process under the Work Injury Benefits Act (WIBA), the Directorate of Occupational Safety and Health Services (DOSH) awarded Kinyua Sh1,821,141 on November 23, 2022.
According to Kinyua, the compensation award factored in the five days he was unable to work after the injury. He said the Directorate expressly considered the lost working days in its assessment, affirming that his absence from duty had been acknowledged in the final computation.
