A Struggle of sixty-two days: A Play based on the 1936-37 strikes for 25% wage rise and an eight-hour working day in Kenya - Paperbackby Shiraz Durrani (Author) The Annual General Meeting of the Labour Trade Union of Kenya in Sept 1936 fixed Oct 1936 for implementation of the eight hour day .. In December 1936, the Union gave notices to employers that all wages should be increased by 25% from April 1937. The strike began on 1 April, 1937. It was a complete strike. A strike committee was formed, picketing was organised, a free kitchen was started .. the decision was popularised