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President William Ruto and COTU boss Francis Atwoli during the 2026 Labour Day celebrations in Vihiga County. [PCS]
Kenyans joined the globe in marking Labour Day yesterday. While the official narrative speaks of economic growth, resilience and recovery, for millions of Kenyan workers, the reality is far less celebratory.
Beneath the headline GDP figures lies a harder truth: work is no longer a guarantee of dignity, stability, or even survival. Recent reporting by The Standard Group captures this contradiction starkly — Kenya’s growth is “masked” by poor pay, rising taxes and shrinking incomes.
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