Peter Willard had a relatively easy life until one day, while on duty, a machine he was operating cut off his hand and his nightmares started.
This happened in 2014 when he was working as assistant general fitter at Export Trading Group (ETG).
ETG fired him and sadly, without any compensation.
With three children, and aging parents to look after, Willard’s life has been a misery since then.
He sued ETG demanding compensation but it’s been four years now and nothing seems to be moving.
“I have three children and am looking after my aging parents who I cannot provide for…I cannot do any work,” he cried when we interviewed him last week.
His lawyer, Willard says, has not been helpful either.
The Sunday Times tried on several occasions to have an interview with Martin Chagoma, who is Willard’s lawyer, but to no avail.
With a lawyer he claims has not been helpful, he resorted to writing the presiding judge Healy Potani, Registrar of the Judiciary and the Chief Justice to find out what was happening to his case.
“After I wrote the Chief Justice, I saw little movement in the case. The judge gave both parties 28 days to make final submissions and then 60 days for the court to make a ruling,” he said.
“But the 60 days ended in February and when I asked my lawyer about what was happening, he said ETG’s lawyer Noel Chalamanda had not made his submission,” he said.
Willard’s hope is to see justice but now doubts the justice.
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