NAIROBI, Kenya – A group of former Kenya Cooperative Creameries (KCC) employees is threatening to march to State House to demand President William Ruto’s intervention in their long-standing battle for unpaid terminal dues amounting to over Ksh200 million.
Led by Raphael Akola Nambisia, a former vice-chairman of KCC workers, the disgruntled retirees say years of appeals to government offices have yielded no results.
Frustrated by what they call “delays and neglect,” the ex-workers believe only the President’s direct intervention can bring them justice.
“We have knocked on every door, but none has opened. It’s only President Ruto who can help us now,” Nambisia said, adding that the group is bitter over the government’s handling of their plight.
The workers’ fight for payment has dragged on for years through the courts.
Initially, the High Court ruled in their favor, holding that New KCC, the rebranded successor of the defunct Kenya Cooperative Creameries, was responsible for clearing the workers’ dues. However, the decision was overturned on appeal.
In a verdict delivered on July 10, 2020, a three-judge bench at the Court of Appeal ruled that New KCC Limited was not liable for the claims, leaving the workers without recourse.
Nambisia lamented the toll the struggle has taken, revealing that over 50 former employees have died in the last decade due to stress and related illnesses.
“We are tired of waiting. Many of us have been buried without a penny of what they worked for,” he said.
Led by Raphael Akola Nambisia, a former vice-chairman of KCC workers, the disgruntled retirees say years of appeals to government offices have yielded no results.
Frustrated by what they call “delays and neglect,” the ex-workers believe only the President’s direct intervention can bring them justice.
“We have knocked on every door, but none has opened. It’s only President Ruto who can help us now,” Nambisia said, adding that the group is bitter over the government’s handling of their plight.
The workers’ fight for payment has dragged on for years through the courts.
Initially, the High Court ruled in their favor, holding that New KCC, the rebranded successor of the defunct Kenya Cooperative Creameries, was responsible for clearing the workers’ dues. However, the decision was overturned on appeal.
In a verdict delivered on July 10, 2020, a three-judge bench at the Court of Appeal ruled that New KCC Limited was not liable for the claims, leaving the workers without recourse.
Nambisia lamented the toll the struggle has taken, revealing that over 50 former employees have died in the last decade due to stress and related illnesses.
“We are tired of waiting. Many of us have been buried without a penny of what they worked for,” he said.
