Minimum wage goes up by five percent

G4S Workers match during the Labour Day celebrations at Uhuru Park in Nairobi County on 1/5/18. [Beverlyne Musili, Standard]

President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for negotiations between employers and workers to curb crippling strikes, as he announced a five per cent increase on the minimum wage.

This was a modest increment compared to last year's 18 per cent raise, which employers protested against.