President Uhuru Kenyatta said this was in recognition of “good work by the workers and cognisant of the rate of inflation of 4.8 per cent recorded this year”. The President’s announcement was contained in a speech read by Labour Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yattani yesterday at Uhuru Park during this year’s Labour Day celebrations. The latest wage increase means a general labourer in Nairobi, Kisumu and Mombasa whose monthly minimum is currently at Sh12,926 will get an additional Sh646, totalling Sh13,572. The Big Four are labour intensive and all require harmonious labour relations which all actors must strive to achieve,” Mr Kenyatta said. These include recruitment of new labour officers to be deployed in different counties to handle the rapidly evolving sector.

Source: Daily Nation May 01, 2018 11:04 UTC