Nairobi county Staff Union have has suspended their ongoing strike in pavement of way for talks with salaries and remuneration commission.
The workers are blaming the Salaries and Remuneration Commission for their woes and accusing it of being against their negotiated Collective Bargaining Agreement despite the county having set aside funds in its supplementary budget to honour the deal.
Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko met the workers last Tuesday and pleaded with them to call the strike off saying that the county is committed to implementing the deal.
The strike has seen major financial loss.On average, the county collects Sh1.2million but the figure had reduced to about Sh800,000 per day as of Wednesday this week.
County’s parking director Tom Tinega on Thursday acknowledged that indeed the workers strike had affected operation at City Hall.
When the strike started on February 12, the county collected Sh1.15 million.
The following day the amount went down to Sh996,400 and Sh967,800 for Wednesday and Thursday respectively.
“Yes, a lot of revenue has been lost in terms of parking because not all motorists have been paying their fees. Some dodge due to lack of enforcement team as there are no parking attendants and clampers on the streets,” Tinega said.