Sakaja pushes for fair wages and protection for security guards and taxi drivers
The governor of Nairobi, Johnson Sakaja, has called for an increase in pay for security guards and commission for digital taxi drivers.
In his Labor Day address at Nairobi’s Uhuru Gardens. Sakaja accused private security firms of mistreating their employees by underpaying them, even when the government raises the minimum wage.
“Our guards spend the night on duty and also work during the day; they are paid KSh 4,000 or KSh 5,000, yet you declare the minimum wage to be greater than KSh 13,000,” Sakaja stated.
The governor bemoaned the fact that guards spend nights in the cold protecting homes and property, but are paid pennies even though their employers charge exorbitant fees to their clients.
According to him, some private security firms charge between KSh 40,000 and KSh 50,000 per guard but grossly underpay them.
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“Every Labor Day, there is a proclamation regarding the minimum wage; sometimes it rises, and sometimes it remains unchanged. The public sector is always quick to comply with this statement, but the private sector always responds, “We have a problem.”
The governor also urged the Competition Authority of Kenya and other parties to assist taxi drivers, whom he claims are underpaid by taxi-hailing companies.
“Ninety percent of accidents occur because these drivers must drive 22 hours per day to make a living. “The competition authority and the Automobile Association of Kenya can devise a formula for better pricing for drivers,” said Sakaja.
To make taxi drivers’ jobs easier in Nairobi’s Central Business District, according to him, his government has designated drop-off and pick-up locations.
President William Ruto was the chief guest at this year’s Labor Day celebrations.
Sakaja pushes for fair wages and protection for security guards and taxi drivers
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