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Kenyan economy projected to see V-shaped recovery trend
By Kepha Muiruri,
1606, November 13, 2020 (EAT)
The Kenyan economy has been projected to see a V-shaped recovery trend as it re-emerges from the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is according...
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Employers not ready for remote work
By Kepha Muiruri,
1518, September 28, 2020 (EAT)
Employers in the country are yet to become accustomed to working from home arrangements and remote work six months since the advent of the COVID-19 pa...
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Survey: COVID-19 has wiped out 80 per cent of private sector jobs created since 2015
By Kepha Muiruri,
1601, September 25, 2020 (EAT)
The COVID-19 pandemic has wiped out 80 per cent of all formal private sector jobs created since 2015, this is according to a new survey by the Federat...
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Court forces Tuskys into negotiations on staff pay cuts
By Kepha Muiruri,
1221, July 14, 2020 (EAT)
The Employment and Labour Relations Court has forced Tuskys to negotiate planned pay cuts with staff after the retailer’s unionised employees challe...
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Gov’t in talks with employers on how to cushion workers against Covid-19 effects
By Faizal Ahmed,
1643, May 14, 2020 (EAT)
The government is in talks with employers to develop measures aimed at mitigating the effects of Covid-19 on jobs. Under an MoU signed between the ...
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Kenya’s economy to drop to lowest rate since 2009 over coronavirus
By Kepha Muiruri,
1522, March 23, 2020 (EAT)
The National Treasury has projected that the country's economic growth rate will drop to 3.6 per cent from the 6.1% percent projected at the start of ...
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Bidco, MKU sign agreement on student training
By Kepha Muiruri,
2002, February 3, 2020 (EAT)
Manufacturer Bidco Africa Limited and the Mount Kenya University (MKU) have entered into a partnership which will see learners from the higher learnin...
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Gov’t says 17,000 Kenyans have signed up to housing fund salary deductions
By Kepha Muiruri,
2120, December 10, 2019 (EAT)
17,000 Kenyans have begun making voluntary deductions to the State’s affordable housing plan, the State Department of Housing has confirmed. The ...
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Morans roar to Safari Sevens glory after final upset
By Bernard Ndong,
1808, October 20, 2019 (EAT)
Bernard Ndong at RFUEA, Nairobi Kenya Morans pulled off a a 19-14 shock victory over World Sevens Series core side South Africa to lift the Safari Se...
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Court consolidates 11 cases challenging 1.5% housing levy
By Dzuya Walter,
1326, May 27, 2019 (EAT)
The High Court has consolidated 11 cases challenging a plan by the government to deduct a 1.5% levy from employees salaries for the creation of a hous...
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Court extends orders suspending 1.5% housing levy
By Dzuya Walter,
1126, May 20, 2019 (EAT)
The High Court in Nairobi has extended orders barring the government from implementing the 1.5% housing levy until May 27, 2019. Justice Maureen On...
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Kenyans disappointed as gov’t fails to announce pay raise on Labour Day
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1929, May 1, 2019 (EAT)
Kenyan workers were left disappointed after the government failed to announce an increase in the minimum or general wage during Labour Day celebration...
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Labour Day celebrations kick off
By Citizen Reporter,
902, May 1, 2019 (EAT)
As Kenyans countrywide mark Labour Day celebrations, the Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE) has opposed a proposal by the Central Organisation of Tra...
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Blow to Govt as orders barring housing tax collection upheld
By Agnes Oloo,
1249, April 25, 2019 (EAT)
The government has been dealt a blow after a move to have the housing levy fund matter withdrawn temporarily was turned down. On Thursday, the cour...
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Storm looms over controversial 1.5pc Housing tax as employers body says NO
By Wangui Ngechu,
1800, April 16, 2019 (EAT)
The Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE) is up in arms over a notice from government directing employers to deduct and remit 1.5percent from salaries f...
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Employee deductions to the national housing fund hit legal snag
By Kepha Muiruri,
1804, February 28, 2019 (EAT)
A plan by the government to commence monthly deductions on employees salaries towards the National Housing Development Fund (NHDF) beginning March thi...
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Housing Fund contribution causes storm
By Dennis Otieno,
956, June 20, 2018 (EAT)
Employers are up in arms over the new proposals to contribute to a new housing fund. The Federation of Kenyan Employers (FKE) says this will increa...
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Kenyans question salary deduction plan for new housing fund
By Dennis Otieno,
906, June 20, 2018 (EAT)
Kenyan employers are up in arms over the new proposals to contribute to a new housing fund. According to the Federation of Kenyan Employers (FKE), ...
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Labor CS seeks fresh workers, employers’ reps for NHIF & NSSF
By Sophie Kinoti,
1244, May 15, 2018 (EAT)
The government is seeking to have fresh workers and employers representation on the boards of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and the Nationa...
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FKE backs dispute resolution as industrial action cases rise
By Kepha Muiruri,
1908, April 11, 2018 (EAT)
Industrial action amongst Kenyan civil servants goes without mentioning with the country’s workforce being underpinned by constant and regular strik...
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