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Patients stranded at the Meru Level Five Hospital after county government workers began their strike yesterday. [Olivia Murithi, Standard]
Hospitals were the hardest hit as county workers in some parts of the country began a strike to agitate for payment of their July salaries.
The delay in payment and the resultant strike were caused by a standoff between the National Assembly and the Senate over the Division of Revenue Bill, 2019.
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