Nairobi County, NMS Employees Strikes over Delayed Salaries
A standoff ensued at the Nairobi City Hall after workers from both the Nairobi County and the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) downed their tools in protest on Wednesday.
Gathogo Wanjiru 
The employees were seen assembling in large numbers outside the Nairobi City Hall calling for action. The workers, however, are seen making their demands through peaceful protests.
The main reasons why the workers took to the streets were those such as their delayed salaries, promotions, and lack of medical cover. They are accusing both the City Hall and the NMS of failing to meet their demands.
Other issues raised by the striking workers include; harmonization of staff benefits, non-remittance of statutory deductions, non-payment of overtime and other allowances, non-payment of uniform allowances and other dues for retiring employees, failure to provide personal protective equipment and uniforms as well as failure to pay off-days for security officers.
The workers had earlier given a notice to both the acting Nairobi Deputy Governor, Ann Kananu, and NMS Director-General, Mohamed Badi, over their unresolved issues. However, the time limit they offered the two lapsed compelling them to take to the streets.
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“Due to non-compliance and willful failure on your part to address these grievances, the union hereby invokes Section 18 of the Employment Act, 2007, to parade members at City Hall beginning Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at 8 am,” a letter by the Kenya County Government Workers Union Nairobi Staff Branch Secretary, Festus Ngari, and Nairobi City Branch Secretary, Benson Olianga, read in part.
The decision to hold protests and paralyze operations in Nairobi followed a unanimous agreement reached by the workers' leaders on Tuesday, October 12. They also blamed Badi and Kananu for ignoring their concerns.
“Workers are unhappy and we are fast losing our patience. If the workers’ demands are not met then the strike will start on October 13, 2021,” the officials stated.
