Kenyan Civil Servants Threaten to Strike Over Wage Delay DeutscheWelle: Kenya
that has led to delays in paying the salaries of public sector workers.
"If you delay the salaries of civil servants, there are implications for both personal and public life," Rugo said, signaling that much of the impact would be felt in rural areas. "March is a particularly poor month for revenue. April is usually a good month because you have two corporate income taxes that are paid," Ndii said. He anticipated there would be some available money to address the current cash crunch.Raising money to pay the civil servants in time has become crucial for the government to avert a potential workers' strike.
Gachagua has blamed the cash crunch on the lack of extra money after the government paid off some interest on external debts last month. Kenya's government said it doesn't want to default on its debts. Ghana and Zambia are currently seeking an IMF bailout as the two African nations face similar economic challenges.This year's annual interest payments on Kenya's domestic debt hit 680 billion Kenyan shillings . Ten years ago, it was 180 billion.
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