The NSSF headquarters in Nairobi. Fil
By Annie Njanja
In Summary
The Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE) plans to
challenge in court a move by the Labour secretary to retire its
representative from the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) board.
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The FKE says the manner in which its executive director
Jacqueline Mugo and Cotu secretary-general Francis Atwoli were removed
from NSSF board was unprofessional and smacked of impunity.
FKE chairman Linus Gitahi warned that attempts by
Kazungu Kambi to intimidate representatives of employers and workers
could jeopardise public private partnership efforts.
“The Constitution safeguards our freedom to promote
our common interest and the right to manage our own affairs including
determining our representatives at various forums,” he said.
Cotu has since moved to court and obtained orders
temporarily reinstating Ms Mugo and Mr Atwoli. On Friday, FKE criticised
the move, adding that government was plotting to take control of NSSF
forcefully.
“The government should not take Kenya back to the
old ways of management of public affairs when any voice of reason was
quickly removed,” said Mr Gitahi.
The FKE however disagreed with Cotu over its call
for strike saying the government could still be pushed to foster good
labour relations and respect social partners.
The employers also expressed concern over the
heightened cases of insecurity in the country and urged the government
to stamp its authority and deal decisively with terrorists and criminals
threatening to destabilise the country.
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