By Aoma Keziah,
Operations at the Postal Corporation of Kenya have been disrupted after employees across the country have ceased work, in protest over unpaid salaries and unremitted deductions.
The strike, called by the Kenya Postal Workers Union under the Communication Workers Union (COWU), began on Monday morning, paralysing services in most post offices.
Union officials say staff have gone for more than seven months without pay, with statutory deductions such as pension, NHIF, and NSSF allegedly not remitted for years. Some of the pending deductions are said to date back to 2015, amounting to more than 1.5 billion shillings.
Speaking during the strike, COWU Secretary General Benson Okwaro said workers have endured long enough and would not return to work until all dues are cleared.
“Our members have continued to serve even when their families are going hungry. It has reached a point where we can’t continue pretending all is well,” he stated.
He further accused the corporation’s management of failing to address their concerns despite numerous appeals and meetings.
The strike has left customers stranded in several towns, with mail delivery and financial services halted. Some post offices remained closed as workers picketed outside their premises.
“We are not asking for too much, we only want what we have earned. We have served this country faithfully through rain and shine, delivering letters, parcels, and hope to people across Kenya. But now, we are the ones who have been forgotten,” underscored a postal worker.
The COWU Secretary General further called on the government to intervene, warning that the industrial action would continue indefinitely until the workers are paid and their benefits secured
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