The Bomet County Government has come under fire for dishonoring a court ruling directing the reinstatement of county employees dismissed two years ago.

The employees maintained that they were procedurally hired and that their dismissal amounted to a gross violation of their rights.

Led by Gladys Cheruiyot, they said the withholding of salaries led to their children dropping out of school, with some being kicked out of their houses.

“We were hired in 2013 by first Governor Isaac Ruto. Our Children have dropped out of school and as we speak, some of us here have been kicked out of their houses by the landlords,” said Cheruiyot.

The employees, Cheruiyot added, have lost their property to guarantors and cannot access medical services, as some of the affected women are widows who have no other help.

“Guarantors have been coming to our homes and as we talk, we have no peace. We have also lost property to financial institutions after we failed to service our loans. Barchok stopped our salaries yet the court ordered that we be paid our salaries in full,” added Cheruiyot.

The employees vowed to sue Barchok, adding that his recent remark that the county has no debt indicates that he is not willing to address their concerns.

The Kenya County Workers Union Branch Secretary David Rono wants the ruling honored, stating that interim orders issued included stopping the dismissal and payment of the employees’ salaries in full.

The Union also threatened industrial action, stating that employees’ rights must be observed and court orders honored.

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