Nairobi, March 18 -- A group of civil society organisations want President William Ruto, the Ministry of Labour and Parliament to initiate investigations on the conduct of foreign companies operating in Kenya's digital workspace for alleged misconduct in handling their workers even as they called for formalisation of the gig economy.

The groups - including Siasa Place, Kenya Human Rights Commission, Youth Agenda, Social Justice Centre Working Group and Kariobangi Social Justice Centre - accuse these foreigners of unethical, discriminatory practices, including claims of union busting behaviour.

This comes in the wake of Kenyans losing jobs in the fledgling gig economy comprising supplies, delivery, outsourcing and ride-hailing due to shu...