Within five days of the deposit, Swahili Village and Onyona shall provide the district with proof of the lump payment,” the settlement reads in part. The attorney-general’s suit disclosed that some of the violations that Swahili Village committed included turning its workers into “chattel slaves”. In addition, Mr Onyona and Mr Shoeb allegedly never observed labour guidelines where all employers must give their employees paid time off. “These egregious and systemic violations, which persisted for years, reveal that wage theft and worker abuse were no accident at Swahili Village DC—they were part of the business plan,” the AG says in court papers. Mr Onyona opened the original Swahili Village in College Park in 2009.

Source: Daily Nation July 17, 2024 16:22 UTC