Last demos against county government

Work at Migori county government on Monday came to a standstill as over 300 casual workers demanded three months salary arraers.

Drawn from all eight subcounties, the workers camped at the county headquarters in Migori town and demanded payment and be addressed by governor Okoth Obado.

The workers, who are mostly sweepers and revenue collectors said they are depressed and live in squalor over mistreatment from county government.

Each of them is paid Sh10,000 monthly.

They taunted senior County Government officials who passed-by as they headed to their offices.

“We have suffered for a very long time…We need our pay so as to meet our financial obligations,” said their Spokesman Mboya Juma.

The casuals also complained about the delay in employing them permanently saying they had been fed empty promises for long.

The workers were later addressed by the County Secretary Christopher Rusana who promised that their arrears will be settled in the coming days.

“We plead with you to resume duty as we sort out your matter,” he urged them