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Workers, Unions and Employers oppose Rotich's housing plan contribution

CS Henry Rotich getting ready to present 2018/19 budget before the Parliament

NAIROBI, KENYA: Representatives of workers, employers and MPs have opposed a plan to compel all employees to contribute a fraction of their salaries to fund a Government housing project.

The Federation of Kenya Employees (FKE), the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet), the Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut), the Kenya Universities Staff Union (Kusu), the Union of Kenya Civil Servants (UKCS) and the Universities Academic Staff Union (Uasu) opposed the planned contribution to the National Housing Development Fund (NHDF), citing lack of consultation.

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