LABOUR DAY ASPIRATIONS

I won't ask for a wage increase the way they are commonly asked during such days. I want this day to be special not just for me but for many other workers in Kenya.

A wage increase will do just fine. It will help me meet my dreams of moving to better house, peharps a bedsitter and even get those nice shoes that I have been craving for but my wage can't allow. But I don't want to be dependent on my wages alone. Something needs to be done other than the usual wage increase.

Make it reliable

Better working conditions must be achieved. We need healthcare coverage that will be affordable and reliable. It's good to know that NHIF is rolling out such affordable packages that I have recently acquired. But they are not that reliable at all healthcare facilities especially those exorbitant private centers. their reliability needs to be worked on if they are going to be effective in the long run.

Not only for me, but for Tom since we all share the same thing in common. Unlike Sam who can afford to take those exorbitant private healthcare packages, we cannot. All we get are weekly wages hence we are dependent on this NHIF thing.

Better working conditions

A strong social security program will help many of us out here to plunge effectively into enterprenuership. We won't be bogged down by the fear that once we grow old, we would just rot away in the villages waiting for our kids to take care of us. There would be no more applying for jobs just to get those benefits. I hope the government will consider this even as I join the likes of Tom in building this country.

All we ask for is better working conditions, not just those ceremonial wage increases after the glitz in Uhuru park. 

Happy Labour day