Nairobi County Workers Go on Strike as Pressure Mounts on Sakaja
This is the second month in a row that the county workers have gone on strike...
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Nairobi County workers initiated a "go-slow" strike on Thursday, September 18, due to two months of delayed salaries and remittances, pressuring Governor Sakaja's administration.
- The strike follows the county's defiance of an August 11 "return-to-work" agreement to pay salaries by the fifth day of each month.
- Calvince Okello, Secretary of the Kenya County Government Workers Union (KCGWU), Nairobi branch, advised members to slow services or stay home if unable to commute.
- Previous salary delays on August 6 led to a physical standoff, paralyzing City Hall and forcing the signing of the now-breached agreement.
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Controller of Budget Reports Reveal County Overspending; Nairobi Workers Go on Strike - September 2025
According to reports by the Controller of Budget, Margaret Nyakang'o, 39 county governments, including Nairobi and Mombasa, irregularly spent over the legal 35% limit on salaries in the 2024/2025 financial year, amounting to Ksh 220B. A separate report revealed that counties like Nairobi, Kitui, and Machakos spent hundreds of millions on domestic and foreign travel at the expense of development. The Controller of Budget's report also ranked Governor Sakaja's Nairobi County last in development expenditure. As a consequence of financial issues, Nairobi County workers initiated a "go-slow" strike on Thursday, September 18, citing two months of delayed salaries and remittances.
