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The Government wage bill will rise significantly from this month as the first phase of the Sh134 billion pay increase for public employees is implemented.
The increments are spread over four years but yesterday union leaders signalled that they would press for the shortening of the period for the phased payments to two years, which will pile pressure on a government struggling with a spiralling wage bill.
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