Thursday, September 18, 2025 - Behind the polished counters of Kentons Pharmaceuticals in Kisumu lies a grim reality - one of racism, intimidation, and ruthless exploitation of Kenyan workers.
An anonymous employee’s emotional cry for help reveals a
workplace where dignity is crushed and fear reigns.
Kenyan staff are treated as disposable tools, silenced when
they speak up, and threatened with dismissal for demanding fairness.
The management openly disregards labour laws, forcing
employees to sign unclear contracts and unlawfully terminating them without
recourse.
Racism is blatant. Favoritism thrives, and Kenyan employees
are made to feel inferior in their own country.
The toxic environment drains morale, with many waking up
each day dreading the abuse they’ll endure, knowing their hard work will never
be recognized.
Below is a cry for help from one of the employees.
I am writing this with a heavy heart,
full of pain and hopelessness. Working at Kentons Pharmaceuticals here in
Kisumu has been nothing short of a nightmare. I feel it is even worse when you
live through it daily.
We are treated like we don’t matter,
like we are disposable. Management does not care about us at all,
intimidation, exploitation, discrimination, and mistreatment are our daily
bread. If you dare raise your voice, you are either silenced or threatened with
dismissal. Many of us live in fear every day, just praying to keep our jobs so
we can provide for our families, even though the environment is so toxic that
it slowly kills our spirit.
There is no respect for Kenyan
workers. The favoritism, the racism, the disregard for labour laws is open and
cruel. People are forced to sign contracts without explanation, dismissed
unlawfully, and yet no one listens to us. Bribes are used to cover cases,
leaving us helpless and broken.
I am so frustrated, hurt, and
exhausted. Every morning I wake up dreading to report to work, knowing that no
matter how hard I work, I will still be treated as if I am nothing. I feel
voiceless, but I refuse to stay silent anymore.
Please use your platform to continue
exposing this cruelty. Maybe, just maybe, someone will finally hear our cries.
Hide my identity, I fear retaliation,
but I cannot keep this pain inside anymore.
Sincerely,
A Broken Employee
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