Cost of living: How salaries have changed since last Labour Day

Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU-K) Secretary General Francis Atwoli addressing at Solidarity Building, Nairobi on April 26, 2025, during their meeting with Union's Secretary Generals and Stewards ahead of May 1st Labour Day celebration. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Kenyan workers will today keenly follow the proceedings of Labour Day celebrations with expectations that the government will put in place measures to increase their take-home pay or lighten their tax burden.

The pay for many workers has been through a multi-year battering, with high taxes and levies reducing their disposable income. 

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