A top human rights activist in the country has said he will never celebrate Labour Day.
Retired Reverend Timothy Njoya who was once clobbered by the police for agitating for the release of political detainees during former President Daniel Arap Moi's regime said on Tuesday that the day has lost meaning since the government does not recognize the contribution of Kenya's "real workers" in the development of the country.
Njoya said the day has been turned into an event where the rich and the mighty show off their lavish living as they drive to celebration venues in high-end vehicles.
"I do not celebrate Labour Day because it smacks of unionized workers or bourgeois outfits who produce nothing or too little compared to the unemployed, housewives hawkers, quarry and farm workers and casuals who are not unionized and produced 90 percent of Kenya votes and Gross Domestic Product," Njoya said in a tweet.
Labour Day is an annual event that is meant to celebrate individual achievements of workers and the day is celebrated worldwide.
This year's national Labour Day celebrations were held at the historic Uhuru Park grounds and among those in attendance were opposition chief Raila Odinga and Central Organisation of Trade Unions Secretary General Francis Atwoli.