Workers from the County Government of Kisumu staged a peaceful picketing and demonstration on Monday to demand payment of their outstanding salaries. Senator Okiya Omtatah raised concerns over a growing pattern of delayed salary payments across county governments and stated, 'I stand in full solidarity with the workers of Kisumu County who have chosen the constitutional path of peaceful picketing to demand payment of their hard-earned salaries. No worker should have to demonstrate to receive wages they have already earned.' According to allafrica.com, Omtatah also said, 'Paying salaries is a legal obligation, not an act of goodwill.' Siayatoday.com reported that he added, 'Timely salary payment is not a privilege; it is a basic right and obligation.' On August 18, 2025, over 3,000 Busia County workers had not received their July salaries. The delay in salary payments in Busia County affected staff across critical sectors, including health, education, and administration. The delay in salary payments is being framed as a loss of dignity for workers and as deep-rooted failures in public financial management.