Six dead as nurses strike hits hospitals

A patient waits to be attended at the Coast General Hospital on June 6, 2017. photo | laban walloga | nmg

The standoff between nurses and county governments persisted Tuesday with reports of at least six deaths in Mombasa as patients went un-attended.

The fresh strike by nurses was caused by a disagreement over payment of allowances that if implemented will cost taxpayers Sh40.3 billion every year.

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