Chimbombi Loses As Gov't Dodges P1.7M Bullet

Micus Chimbombi
Micus Chimbombi

Government dodged a bullet after the Court of Appeal (CoA) overturned a High Court decision in which the State was ordered to pay Micus Chimbombi, former permanent secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, over P1.7 million for unlawful dismissal.

Chimbombi was set to receive a hefty cash windfall from his former employer after Lobatse High court judge, Rainer Busang ruled in his favour in December 2019.

Justice Busang had ordered government to pay the veteran civil servant P1,710,090.20, a sum that represents his remuneration that would have been due to him for the balance of his fixed contract of employment after he was relieved of his duties just five months into his three-year contract in 2015.

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