Kenyan labour leaders are urging the government to amend the Business Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, expressing concerns that specific clauses could undermine protections for gig workers by favouring foreign investors.

• The bill's clauses 10, 11, and 12 are highlighted as potentially shielding multinational tech firms from accountability.
• Key figures include Frida Mwangi, National Chairperson of the Kenya Union of Gig Workers (KUGWO), and Wycliffe Alutalala, chairperson of the Africa Tech Workers Movement (ATWM).
• Gig workers are seeking reclassification as employees rather than independent contractors to secure social protections like remittances for the Social Health Authority (SHA) and National Social Security Fund (NSSF).