Cofek raises concerns over funding gaps crippling National Labour Board

Cabinet Secretary for Labour Alfred Mutua. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

The Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) has raised alarm over what it terms a deliberate neglect of the National Labour Board (NLB), warning that the complete lack of budgetary allocation has paralysed one of Kenya’s most critical labour governance institutions.

In a letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Labour Alfred Mutua, Cofek Secretary General Stephen Mutoro said the failure to fund and convene the NLB has had far-reaching consequences for workers, employers, the private sector and government operations.