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Win for intern doctors as state reverses salary cuts in new deal

By Mercy Kahenda | 11mos ago

Intern doctors and other medical practitioners protest outside the Ministry of Health headquarters in Nairobi during day two of the Occupy MOH protests on July 9,2024. [File ,Standard]

The persistent pressure for the implementation of the 2017 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) has forced the government to reverse its plan to cut salaries for intern doctors, averting a strike.

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