NAIROBI, Kenya, May 1- President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced a government decision to raise Kenya’s minimum wage by 12 percent effective May 1, 2022.
The President said the decision was aimed at cushioning the country’s workforce against the rising cost of living “occasioned by several external economic factors.”
At the same time, the President revisited the various measures taken by the Government to cushion Kenyans from the negative economic impacts of COVID-19 and regretted that the ongoing geopolitical conflict in eastern Europe involving Russia and Ukraine was slowing down the global economy’s recovery from the pandemic.
The President, who spoke at this year’s Labour Day Celebrations at Nyayo National Stadium, directed Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui to immediately gazette COTU’s representative on the NSSF Board of Trustees.
On the cost of fuel, President Kenyatta said the country’s fuel subsidy programme had ensured that Kenya maintained among the lowest pump prices in the world, and cautioned oil marketers against hoarding petroleum products.
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