Nurses differ with governors over Sh40 billion pay deal

Striking nurses carrying an effigy of Salaries and Renumeration Commission chair as they demonstrate along the streets of Kisii town on July 05,2017.The health workers chanted songs and waved placards as they hoisted the SRCs chair's effigy. (Photo: Sammy Omingo/ Standard)

Nurses have accused governors of fuelling the ongoing nationwide strike by inflating figures agreed on in their Collective Bargaining Agreement.

While Council of Governors (CoG), through its human resource committee chairperson, Governor James Ongwae, say the proposed deal would cost Sh40.3 billion to implement, nurses say it only needs Sh7.52 billion.