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Dry Labour Day as Yattani treads cautiously after Atwoli's 15 per cent pay gambit

By Sara Okuoro | 6yrs ago
COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

Most Kenyans look forward to Labour Day celebrations expecting the Government to increase their pay.

Nothing of that sort was announced from Uhuru Park this year.

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