(Photo: Sammy Omingo/ Standard)Nurses have accused governors of fuelling the ongoing nationwide strike by inflating figures agreed on in their Collective Bargaining Agreement. While Council of Governors (CoG), through its human resource committee chairperson, Governor James Ongwae, say the proposed deal would cost Sh40.3 billion to implement, nurses say it only needs Sh7.52 billion. "The actual amount is Sh7.52 billion which is affordable. "If lecturers were given Sh10 billion, and 5,000 doctors were given Sh4 billion what is so difficult in awarding 26,000 nurses Sh5 billion?" ALSO READ: Wards quiet as nurses strike continues to bite

Source: Standard Digital July 10, 2017 09:56 UTC