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Many strikes hurting country's growth plans

Striking doctors demanding a better pay. (Photo:Courtesy)

The frequency of industrial action in the country is worrying. It is easy to conclude that Kenya has become a country of strikes mainly because of systemic failure and lack of political goodwill in addressing some of the concerns raised by workers across the board.

A doctors' strike that began towards the end of 2016 has hardly been resolved and university academic staff have indicated they will be downing their tools effective today after talks over pay collapsed.

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