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April 19, 2026
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Atwoli calls for 23pc increase in minimum wage as labour market changes
Cotu secretary general Francis Atwoli has renewed calls for a 23 per cent minimum wage increase for Kenyan workers, citing high living costs and structural changes in the labour market...
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Cotu secretary general Francis Atwoli is pushing for a 23 percent minimum wage increase for Kenyan workers, citing persistent inflation and changes in the labour market.
- A 23 percent increase in the minimum wage.
- Francis Atwoli, secretary general of the Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu).
- The demand is driven by high living costs and a shift towards more precarious employment, with permanent jobs declining and informal sector employment rising.
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