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Nurses now demand Sh20, 000 monthly risk allowance awarded to striking doctors

Nurses in public health facilities are now demanding to be paid Sh20, 000 risk allowance monthly after the government awarded striking doctors a similar amount.

This comes after nurses accused the national and county governments of lacking goodwill in negotiations to finalise a Collective Bargaining Agreement, which has now been postponed for two weeks.   It is not yet clear if the demand for the allowance will complicate the CBA negotiations.

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