Former MD Who Was Only Receiving Newspapers & Drinking Tea

Former Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) acting MD Yatich Kangugo has revealed his stint at the agency was characterised by sitting in the office and lazying around.

In an affidavit presented in court, Kangugo wants disciplinary proceedings against him stopped as he was blindsided a majority of the time he was in service.

He indicated that he was kept in the dark about management meetings despite the fact that he was a senior manager and was only receiving newspapers, tea, and his salary according to the affidavit.

He claims that on February 4, 2019, he was confronted by a group of angry union officials and staff members who demanded to hear from him regarding allegations that top management wanted to ‘sell-off’ JKIA, the property of KAA.

“The apparently angry staff members were more angered by the reality that the said takeover would render them redundant and therefore wished to hear from him by virtue of the fact that he had been on the top echelon of the leadership of the Authority,” the court papers read.

Kangugo agreed to intercede on behalf of JKIA and senior management took word to the staff which led to the beginning of the tussle.

He was served with a show cause letter to explain why he should not be punished for allegedly being in breach of the Human Resource Manual.

In the affidavit, he fears that the management is out to tarnish his name and reputation, and requested the disciplinary proceedings against him dropped. He further stated that the court should come to his rescue by way of temporary injunction against the purported disciplinary meeting.

“The disciplinary session slated for the 27th February (tomorrow) against the Applicant herein is tantamount to a committee of hyenas presiding over the welfare of a goat,” Kangugo noted.

The Board of Directors, Kenya Airports Authority, Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport and the Attorney General have been named as respondents in the case.