Proto Energy, which is associated with billionaire businessman Mohammed Jaffer which is the maker of Pro Gas recently received regulatory approval to buy Solutions East Africa, whose LPG products are marketed as SeaGas.
As this happened, many employees have been complaining about the working conditions at the company.
Some employees have been sending the editor of this website information confidentially over what they term as poor working conditions at the company that has turned them into slaves.
We have also learnt that many employees have been resigning in droves because of many issues.
In most cases, most of the employees have resigned because they are required to report to work by 6:30 AM and are allowed to leave as late as 7:30 PM with no overtime sometimes.
Most employees have resigned because the working conditions are very poor as they lack Personal protective equipment such as overalls and safety boots or gumboots. This has led to serious accidents that the company doesn’t take responsibility for.
Other employees have also resigned because they are required to achieve targets by the company that doesn’t care or support you in the process, in any way.
Jaffer’s monopoly in LPG sector
Jaffer, who is a close ally to ODM party leader Raila Odinga is regarded as one of the largest interested parties in the LPG industry and is accused of taking advantage of his political privileges from top state agencies to muscle out his competitors.
In 2019, the businessman was directly linked to the collapse of “Mwananchi Gas” – a subsidized gas project launched by the government in October 2016.
An investigation into what led to the collapse of the project revealed that a well-calculated plan by Pro Gas owner Mohammed Jaffer killed Gas Yetu.
Aside from his control of the LPG sector, Jaffer, a tycoon in the grains industry, is also said to have allegedly taken hostage of the coastal area economy by privatising the port operations, flooding the markets with his Unga brands after pocketing corrupt KEBS officials.
The business leader is said to misuse politicians like Suna East MP and ODM Party operative Junet Mohamed to block projects.
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The tycoon has also pocketed a significant number of MPs ensuring that any parliamentary committee investigations go his way.
To date, there have been tens of investigations on the unfair monopoly by his companies including Jaffer Mohamed-owned Grain Bulk Handling Limited (GBHL) but no action has been taken.
Suits filed in Court against Pro Gas, Energy Ministry and EPRA are often thrown out as he bribes witnesses and threatens anyone who comes in his way.
Maize and other grains are expensive because of the monopoly that GrainBulk Handlers has been enjoying over the years.
For long, he’s been a monopolist and competitors crying foul for being undermined as he uses his influence in the system to tune things to his favour.
In 2019, according to the National Land Commission, Jaffer’s Grainbulk Handlers Limited had irregularly grabbed up to 43 acres of the Indian Ocean within Kibarani, disrupting the livelihoods of thousands of fishermen and negatively impacting the ecosystem of the region.
