Nurses in Tharaka Nithi suspend strike after County Government commits to dealTharaka Nithi will not be affected by the planned Nurses's strike after their employer agreed to pay uniform and nursing service allowances.The nurses in about 24 counties have threatened to strike over failure by several county governments to implement a return-to-work deal agreed on two years ago. SEE ALSO :Embu, Tharaka Nithi join Mt Kenya economic blocPart of the agreement document read: “Kenya National Union of Nurses suspends the strike to give county government time for administrative adjustment." In 2017, nurses did not work for five months because of the non-payment of allowances. They returned to work after the government and the Council of Governors signed a deal with their union - the three parties agreed to have the nurses’ uniform and the risk allowances paid in the next financial year. It was agreed that the over 20,000 nurses would receive an initial uniform allowance of Sh15,000, which would be increased by Sh5,000 each financial year.

Source: Standard Digital February 03, 2019 12:33 UTC