NHC said it had advanced former MD James Abok Odera a car loan of Sh2,120,000. PHOTO | FILE
When former National Housing Corporation managing director James
Abok Odera moved to court over 10 years ago, accusing the agency of
sacking him illegally, he hoped to get several millions in...
compensation.
compensation.
Instead,
the Employment and Labour Relations Court has dismissed his case and
ordered him to pay the corporation Sh437,360 for a car loan advanced to
him, but which he never cleared.
Mr Abok was appointed
the managing director of NHC for a term of three years on June 18, 2003.
In February 2006, he applied for the renewal of his contract but two
months later, PS Ministry of Housing sent him on leave, pending
investigations on allegations concerning the irregular allocation of
houses at Pumwani housing scheme.
The report was ready
in May, 200,6 and Mr Abok was asked to respond to the allegations. But
before he could respond, his contract had expired.
It
was then that he moved to court accusing NHC of breach of his contract
and sought Sh3,364,600 for unpaid salaries and gratuity. He also sought
to stop the employer from repossessing his motor vehicle.
The
corporation defended itself saying his contract lapsed before any
action could be taken against him, arising from the investigations.
But NHC said it had advanced him a car loan of Sh2,120,000,
which was to be repaid with interest over a period of 72 calendar months
(six years), from October 2005.
“The court finds and
declares that the claimant’s contract expired by effluxion of time and
not through unfair termination of the contract. The court also finds
that the claimant failed to prove breach of contract in respect to
gratuity, health cover and provident fund,” Justice Stephen Radido
ruled.
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