KUSPAW secretary general Francis Wangara/Photo by Fredrick Odiero

KUSPAW threatens strike over Ksh 10.8 Billion payment arrears owed to workers

Kenya Union of Sugar Plantation and Allied Workers ( KUSPAW) has renewed its threat to go on strike on Thursday his week over failure by the government to pay arrears and pending benefits amounting to Ksh10.8 billion shillings owed to the current workers and those who have been retrenched. KUSPAW secretary general Francis Wangara demanded…

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Rift Valley dairy farmers demand over Ksh 300M in unpaid arrears from New KCC

Dairy farmers across Kenya’s North Rift and South Rift regions are demanding more than Ksh 300 million in unpaid arrears for milk supplied to the New Kenya Cooperative Creameries (New KCC) over the past four months, plunging the sector into a worsening financial crisis. Farmers report that delayed payments have disrupted their livelihoods, reduced milk…

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Kenya Union of Sugarcane Plantation and Allied Workers (KUSPAW) Secretary General Francis Wangara addressing the press.

Union threatens to sue Govt over sugarcane arrears

The Kenya Union of Sugarcane Plantation and Allied Workers (KUSPAW) has threatened to move to court to stop the process of leasing State-owned sugar factories if the debt owed to workers is not cleared. Union Secretary General (SG) Francis Wangara said the workers were owed over KSh5.5 billion yet there was no clear indication of…

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