Referees pay dispute paralyses Rift Valley school games

‎The officials unanimously stopped working, demanding better allowances before returning to duty...

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Referees and match officials have gone on strike over a pay dispute, bringing the Rift Valley Region Secondary School Games in Narok County to a complete standstill.

Officials are demanding their agreed six-day facilitation be reinstated from Sh15,000 to Sh30,000.
The strike involves referees and umpires from the region's 14 counties impacting football, volleyball, basketball, hockey, rugby, handball, and netball.
An emergency crisis meeting between striking officials and Rift Valley education and games officials is underway, with no agreement reached by the time of publication.

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