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Welcome to the Kenya Building, Construction, Timber & Furniture Industries Employees Union (KBCT&FIE Union). We are a dedicated trade union committed to promoting, safeguarding, and advancing the well-being of our members through social dialogue and proper representation.
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News, Insights and Stories
Union gets new officials
Today, the Kenya Building, Construction, Timber and Furniture Industries Employees Union (KBCT&FIEU) has new officials, following an election that took place earlier in the day. The elected officials are: National Chairman - Caleb Kisato Jumba First National Chairman - Peter Kariuki Ngigi Second National Chairman - Richard Kazungu Mwagandi National General Secretary - Julius Macharia… Continue reading Union gets new officials
Education Coordinator Eric Kanyi leans on partnerships to grow the Union
When you meet him, he is very eager to help. He stated that he is available any time for an interview. He rose through the ranks, starting as an office messenger in Naivasha. The fire in him is still bellowing, close to 15 years later. Eric Kanyi is an easy going professional who joined the… Continue reading Education Coordinator Eric Kanyi leans on partnerships to grow the Union
The building, construction and timber Union through the years
Twenty seventh June 1952 marked the birth of the Kenya Building, Construction, Timber and Furniture Industries Employees Union (KBCT&FIEU) under the name Painters and Decorators Workers Union. Its first General Secretary was Arthur Aggrey Ochwada (1926 – 2013). It later changed its name to the East Africa Federation of Building and Construction Workers Union. The… Continue reading The building, construction and timber Union through the years