Parliament wants Kenya Meat Commission to sack 800 employees

The Kenya Meat Commission factory in Athi River. The meat processor is in a financial crisis due to high debts. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]

Parliament wants the troubled Kenya Meat Commission to sack more than 800 employees in a bid to contain the parastatal’s high wage bill.

In a report that faults how the parastatal is run. Despite gulping billions of shillings from the taxpayers, Parliament says KMC is in a precarious financial situation and continues to rely on old machinery and a large workforce.