Workers leave empty-handed as Ruto, Cotu focus on 2024 pay review

Workers walked home empty-handed after the government failed to announce a salary increment during Labour Day celebrations, a blow at a time when commodity prices have risen for seven months in a row.

During the event where news on salary increments has always been the highlight, the government and Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu) evaded the topic, instead focusing on a six percent minimum wage increment announced last year.