By KENNEDY KIMANTHIMore by this AuthorLabour Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yattani wants trade unions to cancel strike notices and instead begin dialogue to address pay rows. Mr Yattani, who officially took over from Ms Phyllis Kandie on Monday, said the strikes should be suspended “to give dialogue a chance”. The loss on the economy is immense,” Mr Yattani said at the ministry headquarters in Nairobi. STRIKE NOTICESKenya Universities Staff Union on Saturday joined the University Academic Staff Union in issuing a seven-day strike notice. The two unions accuse the government of not providing a counter proposal on the 2017-21 collective bargaining agreements.

Source: Daily Nation February 26, 2018 10:52 UTC