An anonymous whistleblower has spoken out against Fargo Courier Limited for allegedly mistreating its workers.
Writing to this blog on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, an employee at the logistics firm lamented poor working conditions at its Nairobi branch.
The source disclosed that suffering staff have been intimidated into silence by the company’s rogue management led by Richard Baudry.
Mr Baudry is fixated on making profits at the expense of the workers’ well-being.
Drivers and escorts say they are forced to transport goods in unroadworthy vehicles, which puts them at major risk of accidents on Kenya’s dangerous roads.
Anyone that dares to complain is immediately shown the door.
To make matters worse, the allowances they receive can hardly sustain them for long-distance trips.
“Hello, Nyakundi.
I am tired of being exploited, and I want to bring to your attention of a well-known company which no one is willing to take the risk to expose because of the fear instilled in them.
I am a heavy truck driver at Wells Fargo and we are all being exploited to work extra hours without overtime payments.
The matter is worse since the condition of where we sleep is deplorable at Transami.
The meal allowance they give us can’t even take care of myself for the time I am expected to be on duty.
The same suffering extends to escorts and those who pack the parcels in the trucks.
It’s really painful knowing even some of the FH trucks that we’re driving are unroadworthy, and yet we ain’t supposed to complain about it or lose our jobs.
I have full courage in sharing anything that will bring us justice at work before huyu mzungu atumalize!” an insider wrote to us under the request of anonymity.
