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Public workers handed Sh45 billion in hefty salary hikes

DP William Ruto, Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and Kikuyu Mp Kimani Ichung'wa during a church service at Redeemed gospel church in Buruburu Nairobi. [Photo by DPPS]

Civil servants could get a pay rise within weeks as the Government races to bring sanity to the labour market ahead of Labour Day celebrations on May 1.

MPs have awarded teachers, lecturers, doctors and the disciplined forces Sh45 billion, a move that could see university students back to class.

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