Strikes make life expensive, scare investors, experts tell Kenyans

NAIROBI: A key office within Parliament that advises MPs on the budget and the economy now says that the perennial strikes and protests by teachers, doctors and nurses over pay is bad for Kenya's economy and for business.

The Parliamentary Budget Office said the strikes pose massive triple threat to growth because they make life expensive, scare away investors, and cripple job prospects in the private sector.