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Union seeks bailout for state firms KBC, Posta on 'verge of collapse'

City Hall officers park a truck at the entrance of the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) over non-payment of Sh2 billion in land rates. The KBC and the Postal Corporation of Kenya are on the verge of collapse and the government should step in to save them, a trade union claimed on Monday. PHOTO | LILLIAN MUTAVI | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • The Communication Workers’ Union demanded the immediate reconstitution of the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation and the Postal Corporation of Kenya management.
  • The union said the two organisations were facing serious management problems that were getting out of hand by the day.
  • An official said the workers were no longer enjoying their medical benefits at various hospitals across the country as their employers owed the hospitals huge amounts in unpaid bills.

The Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) and the Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) are on the verge of collapse and the government should step in to save them, a trade union claimed on Monday.

The Communication Workers’ Union demanded the immediate reconstitution of the KBC and the PCK management.