Kenya: FKE Dismiss COTU’s Calls for Employee Salary Increases After Fuel Price Hike

The Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE) has opposed calls for employees’ salary increases, calling for a structured approach amid rising living costs.

This follows a call by the Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU), which is pushing for an urgent increase in the minimum wage, saying workers are struggling following the recent fuel price increase.

COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli, while addressing the press on Thursday, April 16, said employees, particularly within the public…