Updated Mon, December 5th 2016 at 23:37 GMT +3Doctors want a 300 per cent salary increment as stipulated in a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) signed in 2013. The doctor-patient ratio in Kenya now stands at 17 doctors for every 100,000 people, well below the World Health Organisation recommendation of 100 doctors for every 100,000 people. Doctors and nurses in public health facilities moved to court on June 23, 2015 to compel the Government to honour the CBA. Under the CBA, the lowest paid doctors in job group L would earn a monthly salary and allowances from between Sh325,730 and Sh342,770, up from between Sh127,910 and Sh149,880. The highest paid doctors would take home between Sh852,180 and Sh946,000 per month in salary and allowances, up from Sh328,060 and Sh538,980.

Source: Standard Digital December 05, 2016 20:40 UTC