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Sonko makes new promise as Nairobi staff strike over pay

Nairobi County staff strike
Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko (not pictured) addresses county staff following their strike that began on February 12, 2019. PHOTO | COURTESY 
By COLLINS OMULO
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Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has assured striking county staff that his administration will honour the Collective Bargaining Agreement signed in 2018.
Governor Sonko pleaded with them on Tuesday morning after they downed their tools in a protest against the county's delay in implementing the deal.
The county chief explained the pay deal was to take effect from January 2019 but that due to unforeseen issues, this was postponed.
"I appeal to the Nairobi County staff to go back to work because all their issues are being addressed. We are in consultations with all the relevant offices, including the Salaries and Remuneration Commission, to see this CBA implemented," he said.
If fully implemented, the 13,000 county workers will get salary increments of between 15 and 28 percent.
"I do not oppose or disagree with their quest for good salaries. However, we all need to address this issue together in dialogue," the governor said.
The CBA was registered before Labour court’s Judge Nelson Abuodha, paving way for workers from all cadres to get the 15 percent pay increment, bringing to an end a protracted negotiation that started in 2015.
Under the terms of the agreement, the pay rise was to take effect in 2017/2018 financial year, but that never happened even though the county set aside Sh800 million to cater for the CBA.

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