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NGO ex-staffer awarded Sh4.6m for discrimination while pregnant

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Nkatha Mwongera, former Compassion International employee, awarded Sh4.63 million by High Court for unfair dismissal and discrimination. [Standard, File]

A former employee of a non-governmental organisation (NGO) is due to be paid Sh4.6 million for unfair dismissal and discrimination while she was on maternity leave.

Nkatha Mwongera, a former employee of Compassion International, was awarded Sh4.63 million by the High Court, which found that the NGO had unlawfully dismissed her.

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