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Sh7.5bn deal ends five month nurses boycott

From left: Council of Governors chairman Josphat Nanok, Health Secretary Cleopa Mailu and nurses union secretary-general Seth Panyako address the Press on November 3, 2017. photo | dennis onsongo | nmg

By  STELLAR MURUMBA

Nurses have received additional allowances of Sh7.5 billion, ending a five-month strike that brought services in public hospitals to a halt.

The Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN) signed the return-to-work deal with the Council of Governors (CoG) and the national government offering the health workers an annual uniform allowance of Sh15,000 and a monthly risk allowance of Sh23,000.

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