The government has announced changes aimed at reforming the country's labour system, with a focus on easing pressure on employers while ensuring fairness for workers.
Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua declared on Wednesday, May 28, that all labour inspections nationwide had been halted by the government.
Speaking at the Federation of Kenya Employers' (FKE) 66th Annual General Meeting, Mutua clarified that the action was a stopgap measure to give time for important reforms on the way reforms are carried out.
In the past, national and county governments had a propensity to carry out sporadic inspections, which caught employers off guard and resulted in unavoidable violations.
