Radio King Maina Kageni asked Kenyans on his breakfast show with co-host Mwalimu King’ang’i if they are ready for a 4-day work week.
This is based on other countries that have managed to pull off that system.
Around 85% of workers in Iceland are currently, working four days a week instead of five. Workers reported feeling less stressed and at risk of burnout, and said their health and work-life balance had improved.
Maina asked, “Can a four-day working week work in Kenya?”
One caller said: “We should work from Monday to Thursday juu kusema ukweli hakuna kitu huwa tunafanya on Friday.”
Here are other reactions by Kenyans on Twitter.
Kelvin Mutwiri: In Germany, people work 40hrs/week
Kip’ngeno Skei: Mimi niko day work alafu usiku naingia night shift,hutowezekana kenya hiyo .
Ngurë Dävid Kê: Na hii economy alf pesa kidogo … We work 7 days….to cater all expenditures…
Hii haiwezi Kenya
Nelson Serem: Maze na ii pesa haiwezi
Hillary Adonten: It can work but not possible for the private sector… Maama mboga for eg. atalala 3days akule nini…each day counts
Shiro Sonnie: Unless we give Wajahkoya hii kiti…kwa wiki ata kazi itafanyika siku mbili
@Conomore: My jobs in the last 16 years have had Friday as half day. Leave work at 1230. That could work in Kenya. On Fridays you prepare for Monday . #MainaAndKingangi
@MayakaTheRebel: Friday eti mnakuanga mmechocha,monday mnaingia kwa ofisi na hangy so you guys work on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday
@Stevemulwa9: In fact we’re overworking…..alafu juu ya hangovers on Monday unaingia kazi saa nne hadi 3pm 🤔
Moses young: Yes it can happen why not like now Fridays most of us usually go to office to pass time while waiting for noon time saa ya kwenda party after party 🎉🎉🎉 aky yawa #mainaAndkingangi
@ochauro: It will not work! Kenyans tuko na hulka fulani ya kutaka zaidi… It will be a waste of human resources. #MainaAndKingangi
Michuki Gavana
@MaworksWazimu: Tutalewa Sana
@maxwell_mitei: This can’t work here. With this kind of economy wacha tubaki na zetu tano.#MainaAndKingangi
@Duncanm2017: That one is not possible, only for civil servants
@Joshtety: Siku izi ata watu hawafanyi 5 days.
In almost every job I had it’s 6 days with a funny 24 hours off somewhere in the week.
Huku nje watu wanatumiwa.
@ADriplets: holiday inakuanga ata sahi..the only people who don’t recognize it are the self-employed. The employed sherehe inaanzanga Friday.
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