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Better pay quells looming health workers strike

Narok County CEC Ezekiel Rono after addressing health workers at Narok County Referral Hospital on October 1,2015.The County is set to promote 77 health workers and pay 11 intern doctors to avert looming strike.PHOTO:ROBERT KIPLAGAT.

About 75 health workers in Narok County who were promoted five years ago under the national government are set to be paid according to the terms of service as the county government moves to thwart a looming health workers' strike.

The agreement came after the county government held a two-hour meeting with doctors, nurses and union officials. Health workers had staged a go-slow over their working conditions among other issues.

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