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Health workers demand their two-year pay amid budget crisis

Health workers in Vihiga County in a past demonstration. [Eric Lunga, Standard]

The trouble surrounding the Vihiga County health sector was laid bare during the Senate’s Devolution Committee meeting held following suspension of the implementation of the county’s budget for the 2021/22 financial year.

The county has been battling financial difficulties after the High Court in Kakamega issued a conservatory order stopping the implementation of the budget that had been approved by the County Assembly.

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