Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has assured Kenyan workers that he is committed to addressing their challenges and improving their financial well-being.
In his message on Labour Day, Thursday May 1, Gachagua acknowledged the struggles faced by many workers, citing high living costs and reduced earnings.
He also hit out at the current administration accusing it of using taxpayers' money to bribe leaders and members of the public.
"As we mark the 60th Labour Day celebration, the story of the Kenyan worker is the same; unspeakable pain, anguish, and utter frustration. We know no Kenyan worker is happy, and what to wish them such is only additional pain.
"The payslip has been raided for uncouth cause, cost of living skyrockets unbearably and zero money in circulation as the powers that be trot the globe using public resources while at home taxpayers money is used to bribe leaders and the public to attend public gatherings," he noted.
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Gachagua stated that the current situation is not permanent, reiterating his plan to ease the economic pressure on citizens.
"My message to the Kenyan workers as we mark Labour Day is that as they struggle to make ends meet, they should take comfort that this situation is not permanent.
"I assure you that we are a team of patriotic men and women not sleeping working on strategies to do away with misery, pain, and indignation; we shall restore the dignity of the payslip," he added.
Earlier in February, Gachagua had criticised the government’s new tax policies and the heavy burden placed on ordinary Kenyans.
At the time, the government had announced plans to double the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) contributions for workers earning above Ksh36,000 from Ksh2,160 to Ksh4,320.
"We want to restore the dignity of the payslip so that the people are able to do their things,” he said at the time.
