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KEMRI staff take fight for equal allowances to Court of Appeal
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 07, 2025

The allowances in question total Sh201,000 per month and include emergency, health risk, extraneous, non-practising, and health services allowances.

Court orders KCAA to reinstate, compensate ex-employee Sh2.2 million
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Oct 02, 2025

KCAA was ordered to pay her Sh2,221,104, equivalent to six months' salary, as general damages for breach of constitutional and contractual rights.

Profits from forced labour surge 37 per cent to Sh8.3 trillion worldwide, ILO report shows
Alfred Onyango  |  Sep 26, 2025

While 134 constitutions worldwide explicitly prohibit slavery, the ILO notes that far fewer contain direct bans on forced labour.

Inequality, fragile trust threatening global progress on social justice - ILO
Alfred Onyango  |  Sep 25, 2025

According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), while the world is wealthier, healthier and better educated than in 1995, the benefits have...

Standoff over reinstatement of former Aircraft Accident Investigation director escalates to Court of Appeal
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 23, 2025

The situation has left Capt. Lunani's reinstatement in limbo, with two arms of government pulling in opposite directions.

University lecturers told ‘strike must end now’ as government enforces court order
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 18, 2025

CS Ogamba said the Employment and Labour Relations Court had issued an order earlier on Thursday stopping the industrial action, pending a legally san...

Women outpace men in high-skill job growth, says ILO
Alfred Onyango  |  Sep 13, 2025

In 2013, the share of women in high-skill employment was already higher than that of men, at 21.2 per cent, compared to men’s 17.5 per cent.

ILO calls for investment in care infrastructure to create millions of jobs and close gender gap
Alfred Onyango  |  Aug 28, 2025

Rather than focusing solely on these traditional infrastructure projects, the workers’ rights body recommends that countries also address care-related...

State disburses Sh4.6 billion for delayed Inua Jamii stipends
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 07, 2025

The Inua Jamii Cash Transfer Programme is part of the government’s broader social protection agenda, targeting vulnerable groups with the aim of reduc...

MPs demand list of authorised job agencies after Kazi Majuu complaints
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 06, 2025

The committee, chaired by Kwale Woman Representative Lydia Haika, asked the CS to provide a comprehensive list of all successful candidates, clarify t...

Treasury CS Mbadi faces Sh500,000 fine for skipping Senate grilling on delayed pension payments
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 04, 2025

The Senate Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare on Monday expressed frustration, accusing CS Mbadi of being evasive and undermining Parliam...

Government warns against fake ‘Inua Jamii Foundation Empowerment’ online scam
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 28, 2025

In a public advisory released on Monday, the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection clarified that no such foundation exists and that it has no link...

Labour court orders Moi University to withdraw redundancy letters issued to staff
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 24, 2025

Justice Maureen Onyango found that the university acted in bad faith by issuing the letters while court-facilitated talks were still underway, and des...

Child labour numbers rise in homes where adults are jobless – South African study
The Conversation  |  Jul 24, 2025

A range of countries have sought to outlaw child labour because it denies children their childhood as well as physical and mental development.

UASU sues KEMRI over plan to retire scientists, professors before age 74
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 24, 2025

The University Academic Staff Union argues that KEMRI’s decision to retire staff at 65 is unlawful and violates an existing collective bargaining agre...

Safaricom ordered to pay Sh55 million to 17 ex-employees for unfair dismissal
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 23, 2025

The judge ruled ruled that the employees, all serving as Area Sales Managers, were wrongfully terminated after being blamed for failures in a flawed e...

Somali-American Senator Omar Fateh wins DFL endorsement for Minneapolis mayor
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 20, 2025

The endorsement now positions Omar as the official DFL candidate, giving him a crucial boost in the upcoming mayoral race scheduled for November 4, 20...

Labour Ministry receives 84 complaints in Sh17m fraud by fake overseas job agents
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 18, 2025

Most complaints involved people who paid for jobs abroad but never travelled, were denied refunds, or had their passports unlawfully withheld.

AfDB, ILO unveil youth-centred investment system to spur recognition, inclusion
Alfred Onyango  |  Jul 17, 2025

Dubbed the ‘Youth, Jobs and Skills Marker System, the scheme is designed to embed youth employment, entrepreneurship, and market-relevant training wit...

Call for equal paid parental leave as ILO reveals mothers get five months more leave than fathers
Alfred Onyango  |  Jul 02, 2025

Recent reports suggest that this growing conversation is set to transform family policies and workplace culture across both public and private sectors...

Unpaid work and bias still lock women out of key economic roles- experts
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 01, 2025

At the centre of the discussion was how persistent gender imbalances, especially in employment, access to productive assets, and unpaid care work are...

Kenyan employers to be bound by International law on workplace biological hazards
Alfred Onyango  |  Jun 20, 2025

Adopted during the recently concluded 113th International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland, the Convention represents a major step in ad...

Dreams on hold: Grim global jobs outlook paints bleak future for millions of job seekers
Alfred Onyango  |  Jun 15, 2025

In Africa, the International Labour Organisation has downgraded the employment growth prospect from the earlier 1.8 per cent to 1.6 per cent.

UN Report: 54 million children still trapped in forced labour in 2024
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 12, 2025

It reveals that although the number of children in child labour has fallen by over 20 million since 2020, the global goal of eliminating it by 2025 wi...

Working through pain: The overlooked health crisis among Kenya’s informal labourers
Charity Kilei  |  Jun 07, 2025

In a world where survival depends on showing up, even blood and pain don’t qualify as reasons not to report to work.

Rogue recruitment agencies to refund job seekers or face legal action, says Labour ministry
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 22, 2025

The PS urged job seekers to verify recruitment agencies through official government channels, specifically pointing them to the National Employment Au...

Senate invites public views on Social Protection Bill, 2025
Rachael Mutabasi  |  May 22, 2025

The Bill aims to create a comprehensive legal and institutional framework to guide the implementation of social protection interventions.

Over 50pc of public institutions don't report disability employment data, Labour ministry warns
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 21, 2025

Labour CS Alfred Mutua said failure by a majority of institutions to submit the required data goes against the Persons with Disabilities Act No.14 of...

Kenya defends labour deal with Saudi Arabia, dismisses Amnesty report as misleading
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 17, 2025

According to Mohammed, Saudi Arabia is home to more than 200,000 Kenyans working across different sectors, including domestic work, healthcare, constr...

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