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Anguish as nurses' strike paralyses all operations

A guardian sleeps near a sick child at the Kisumu County Hospital Ward Four. Nurses have gone on strike over a salary deal. [photo by Denish Ochieng, Standard]

A patient suffering from chronic tuberculosis in Hola, Tana River, died at the start of the nurses' strike, which paralysed operations in key public hospitals throughout the country on Monday.

The fight against cholera in parts of the country also took a hit as nurses insisted that they would only go back to work when a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) is signed.

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