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We don't have money to pay you, Ruto tells striking doctors

President William Ruto and his wife Rachel Ruto receive spiritual blessings from AIC clergies led by Rev Samson Samoei (right), when they attended morning church service in Eldoret Uasin Gishu County yesterday. April 7, 2024. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

President William Ruto has urged striking health workers to go back to work, saying the government has no money to pay them. The Head of State said as a country, we must learn to live within our means.

Speaking during a service at AIC Fellowship in Eldoret on Sunday, President Ruto explained that the government spends a huge portion of the budget on salaries.

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