KPA wants 132 workers jailed for forgery

The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) wants the 132 workers who have sued it for taking disciplinary action against it prosecuted and jailed.

The authority said by forging certificates to gain employment and promotion, the workers committed an offence that calls for legal action against them.

KPA has also accused the workers’ lawyer, Danson Mungatana and the Dock Workers Union (DWU) of double standards in the matter.

The authority claimed that Mr Mungatana endorsed disciplinary action against the employees when he was the KPA Board chairman, and that he now seeks to defend them on the basis of confidential information he received by fact that he was the chairman.

Forged certificates

KPA also accused DWU Secretary General Simon Sang’ of defending the workers through excuses even after accepting they forged certificates.

KPA lawyer Paul Munyao told Judge James Rika that the affected workers should be prosecuted having admitted forgery of the certificates.

Mr Munyao submitted this when responding to Mr Sang’s application in which he wants KPA management stopped from investigating the workers accused of presenting forged certificates for promotion.

“It is a crime to present a forged certificate, diploma, result slip or statement to a prospective employer with the intent of gaining employment. Such a person commits an offence and is liable, upon conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years,” submitted Munyao.