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Nurses strike paralyses services at Kenyatta National Hospital

KNH nurses protested outside the facility over lack by management to implement a previous return-to-work deal. [Juliet Omelo, Standard]

Nurses at Kenyatta National Hospital have gone on strike, bringing services at the country’s largest referral facility to a near standstill and leaving patients stranded, in a long-running dispute over unremitted salary deductions.

The industrial action, led by the Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN) officials, stems primarily from claims that statutory and third-party deductions, including loan repayments, pension contributions and insurance premiums, have not been remitted to the relevant institutions despite appearing on nurses’ payslips.

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