SRC rejects port workers' pay rise deal, asks parties to renegotiate

Containers congested at the port of Mombasa [Maarufu Mohamed, Standard]

Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) has rejected a 10 per cent basic salary increase for Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) unionisable workers and instead directed parties to negotiate further.

A circular issued by KPA dated July 12 to over 4,400 employees indicates that the renegotiation talks will be led by the National Treasury.