By GEORGE SAYAGIEMore by this AuthorNarok Governor Samuel Tunai on Friday sacked all nurses who had not resumed duty following a strike and advertised their positions. “The [county health minister] has already written show cause letters to the nurses. In his statement on Friday, Governor Tunai noted that the Employment and Labour Relations Court, President Kenyatta and the Salaries and Remuneration Commission declared the strike illegal. CONTRACTSMr Tunai further noted that the jobs will be contractual and that only competitive people will be hired, as stated in the county's advertisement in the local dailies. Nurses earn Sh20,000 every month in service allowances but this was to be increased to Sh30,000 over three years from 2017.

Source: Daily Nation February 22, 2019 13:30 UTC