Hundreds of Mavoko sub-county workers yesterday protested for alleged failure by the Machakos County Government to pay them their salaries for the last three months.
Workers who are in-charge of ensuring that sanitation of the sub-county is maintained shocked residents of Athi River town by doing the opposite.
The workers who strewed garbage on roads, open air markets, shop verandas and within estates paralyzing transport and business for the better part of the day said their wages kept delaying further claiming that they operated under poor terms and conditions.
They vowed never to relent on pushing for their fundamental rights through peaceful demonstrations.
The workers who earn between Sh8,000 and 12,000 per month said they had not been paid for the last three months.
“We have not been paid for the last three months and this is not right, we are suffering and our efforts to reach the relevant authorities have turned futile,’’ claimed Mutua Kituku, worker.
Athi River Member of County Assembly, Michael Mutua, condemned the county government for delaying the workers' wages alongside exposing them to what he termed as pathetic terms and conditions of work.
The employees vowed to continue with their strike until they are paid, urging businessmen in the region to also boycott remitting tax to the county government until wages standoff was solved and services rendered normally.
“It is high time Machakos County government came out clearly and explain to residents why it is not paying workers despite collection of revenues. This is shameful and there is no need of the business community to pay taxes which cannot be accounted for,” said Mutuku.