5. Labour

In spite of the evident gains made in the area of securing jobs for young people, there is still widespread unemployment and underemployment in Kenya. Access to the few available jobs and promotions are on considerations such as ethnicity and nepotism. Kenyan labour laws are also archaic and have not kept abreast with the current developments and dynamics in the labour market. The party will work towards the realization of a favourable labour environment that is conducive for full, equitable and gainful employment for all Kenyans and which respects workers rights. To make sure that this vision is eventually realised, we will undertake to implement the following:

▪ Enact a policy framework on labour issues based on the principles of meritocracy, equity and fairness to ensure that the labour force is productive and representative of Kenya’s cultural diversity.

▪ Ensure that resources are equitably shared and at the same time recognizing the worker’s right to a fair return especially in the agricultural sector

▪ Offer attractive job opportunities to address the ongoing brain drain.

▪ Eliminate discrimination in the labour market and domesticate international laws on worker’s rights.

▪ Create an enabling environment for the growth of workers’ associations in both public and private sectors, including domestic and farm-workers, in which they can organize and bargain collectively.

▪ Support Kenyans in their endeavours to acquire gainful employment in international postings.

▪ Propagate the virtue of equality and inclusion of all people in all processes of development and avoid the alienation of some segments of the population based on such reasons as ethnicity, patriarchy, religion, tribe, health or physical status.

▪ Protect and extend hard-won employment standards, maternity and child-care rights.

▪ Raise and enforce health and safety standards at work, especially for factory and mining workers through the promulgation of proper laws.