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The three-decade-long woes facing former Kenya Cooperative Creameries employees over their unpaid terminal and Maziwa Sacco dues amounting to more than Sh200 million has taken a new twist.

This was after the besieged former workers threatened to stage a protest to State House in Nairobi with a view to seeking President William Ruto’s personal intervention on their plight.

Led by Raphael Akola Nambisia, former Vice chairman of KCC workers, expressed their frustration, anger and bitterness over the manner in which their matter was being handled by the government.

He said that it was only the President who can help them get paid their dues after knocking on many government doors to get justice in vain. “We are mobilising ourselves ready to stage a peaceful protest to State House with a view to seeking an audience with the Head of State over our unpaid dues,” disclosed Nambisia. He disclosed that they have lost more than 50 of their members in the past 10 years due to stress and other ailments in the cause of fighting chasing for their dues from the government.

“Majority of former New KCC employees have died while others are unable to fend for their families due to lack of money and yet they deserve to be paid their dues which they worked for while active in service many years ago,” stated Nambisia in Eldoret.

They have taken issue with the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury John Mbadi for frustrating their efforts to be paid their dues based on the ruling of the three Judges of Court of Appeal.

The workers were reacting to a response by the CS on a petition by the former New KCC employees regarding their unpaid dues.
In a letter dated October 8,2024 and signed by the CS, stated in part”: In view of the above, considering the employees contracts were terminated when KCC LTD was under the private hands, and having complied with the provision of section 3(1) and (2) of the transfer of business Act , the National Treasury believes that there is no legal obligation on government part, and therefore the petition should be dismissed.