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Over 750 Kemri/CDC employees face sack

Controversy over a multi-billion shillings medical research project in the country deepened Wednesday after 750 employees in Kisumu and Nairobi were given dismissal notices.

The employees of Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) have been given A one-month sack notice (until end of May). The employer has cited financial difficulties.

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