Nurses down tools in fight for Sh40 billion allowances

Kisii County nurses demonstrate on the streets of Kisii on June 5, 2017. PHOTO | BENSON MOMANYI | NMG

Taxpayers will have to fork out an extra Sh40 billion annually to cater for nurses’ allowances if the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) approves a draft collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that failed to avert a strike that began Monday.

This is according to the striking medical workers, who say the amount is minimal when compared to what doctors got after negotiating parties reached a deal that ended a historic 100-day strike in March.

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