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Beware of the iron curtain governing labour

Dock workers at Mombasa Port have reason to celebrate after the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) allowed them to fix their own fees.

But before they begin to flex their muscles and triple their fees as the Kenya Ships Contractors Association (KSCA) Chairman Richard Jefwa seems to suggest, it would be prudent for them to take note of the iron law of unintended consequences.

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