MPs aside! Private security guards demand hefty allowances failure to which……………..

Amid the push and pull between Members of Parliament and the Salaries and Remuneration Commission over hefty perks, Security guards have also come out to demand a review of their salaries and allowances.

The guards have threatened to go on strike if their salaries are not reviewed.

According to them, their salaries are below what the government recommends.

They have now called on their regulator, the Private Security Regulatory Authority, to intervene.

Addressing the press in Nairobi on Friday, Kenya National Private security workers union secretary general Isaac Andabwa said guards have been ‘duped’ by their employers on house allowances.

They now want a lasting wage negotiation from their employers, adding that the minimum wage has become irrelevant compared to the high cost of living.

“We are saying no to minimum wage. Guards are also a playing vital role in this country. We want a living wage for our workers,” Andabwa said.

They said their house allowance, which is Sh1, 500 per guard, is too low.

On January 15 2018, the Labour and relation court ruled that the salary for day guards should be Sh14, 866 gross (basic of Shs12, 927 and house allowance of Sh1.939) while night guards would be paid Sh16, 585 (basic of Sh14, 421 and house allowance of Sh2, 163).

The union secretary general has however said that some companies are paying their guards as low as Sh8,000 per month with house allowance of Sh1, 500.

Kenya National Private security workers union Isaac Andabwa

They said that guards reside in houses where they pay rents of not less than Sh5,000 every month.

They now want Labour CS Ukur Yatani and Private Security Regulatory Authority boss Fazul Mohammed to address their grievances before 21 days or they will go on strike.

They issued the strike notice on May 7.

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