Kenya: The head of sales and marketing at the East African Portland Cement Company (EAPCC), Francis Mwalili, has been fired. The EAPCC board accused him of inciting staff unrest and took advantage of his probationary contract to remove him. In addition EAPCC claims it had also received a letter in May 2011 from Mwalili's former employer, the Kenya Meat Commission, accusing him of extorting money from clients and potential customers.
Mwalili has denied the allegations accusing the EAPCC board of having a hidden agenda to sack him. He said his employment was on a five-year contract and he was not on any probation as alluded to in the termination letter. He is now calling on the relevant authorities to step in to avoid further disputes within the company, which have caused massive disruption since the start of 2012.