A Nairobi court has heard claims that former OKI Company Limited director, Honey Katwani, threatened staff members and confiscated their passports while in office.
Testifying before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Dolphina Alego, Jatin Aswani told the court that Katwani took away his passport and issued threats while he was employed at the company. He said he reported the matter to the police, but no action was taken.
Another witness, Karan Badlani, corroborated the testimony, stating that Katwani routinely intimidated employees and seized their travel documents. He added that at least three complaints had been lodged with the police and OB numbers issued.
The two witnesses were testifying in a case where Katwani is charged with defrauding OKI Company of Sh536 million during his tenure as director.
The court further heard that the funds allegedly stolen were squandered on gambling, eventually crippling the company’s operations. The witnesses also claimed that after leaving OKI, Katwani established another entity, Galaxy, where he transferred the funds, before later creating a second “pseudo” company to continue moving the money.
The hearing is ongoing.