Civil servants can finally breathe a sigh of relief after the government pledged to honour the second phase of its Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).....CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi who spoke to the press in Nairobi on Tuesday noon, assured the disgruntled workers the government would implement the new wage structure as previously agreed.
Muturi while addressing the matter, called on the civil servants to exercise patience as the government intensified its efforts to ensure seamless payment.
According to the former Attorney General, he had already convened a meeting with the National Treasury during which the exchequer agreed to disburse the funds.
“The National Treasury has agreed to provide resources for the payment of civil servants salaries as per the terms contained in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA),” Muturi assured the workers. “Indeed, I wish to thank the National Treasury for seeing to it that this agreement is honoured.”
Following the deliberations, the CS called on the Kenya Civil Service Union (KCSU) to withdraw the strike notice it issued on Monday, September 2, threatening to demonstrate after the government failed to heed to its promise.
KCSU had threatened to down tools by the end of this month should the government fail to fulfil all the terms reached in the CBA.
As per the second phase of the CBA, civil servants were supposed to get a salary increase effective from July 1, 2024. However, the government failed to effect the increase.
The Union leader Tom Odege further urged the employer to confirm casuals as per the CBA they signed failure to which service delivery in the country would be paralysed.
“If our second phase of the CBA is not implemented by September, all civil servants in Kenya will down their tools,” Odege affirmed.
While issuing the one-month ultimatum, the public officers termed the implementation of Phase II of the CBA non-negotiable.
“We are not renegotiating anything. They either give us money or we withdraw our services,” Odege, who is also the Nyatike MP, said….CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ARTICLE>>>
