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Civil servants union suspends planned strike

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Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi. [File, Standard]

The Kenya Civil Servants Union has suspended its planned strike after the government agreed to implement Phase II of the civil servants' Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

During a joint press briefing with the union, Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi announced that the National Treasury had committed to releasing necessary funds, and that civil servants' pay would be backdated to July.

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