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Union dismisses incoming governors' ghost workers claim, threatens strike

Kenya County Government Workers Union Secretary-General Roba Duba. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

The county workers' union has vowed to resist the plan by the newly elected governors to sack employees under the cover of getting rid of ghost workers in county governments.

Kenya County Government Workers Union said some governors were scheming to replace people hired by their predecessors to create room to employ their cronies. The union's General Secretary Roba Duba said they will 'fight tooth and nail' to defend the rights of all workers who were legally hired by county governments.

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