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Governor Mwadime pledges to pay 1400 CHPs six-month stipend

By Renson Mlegwa Mnyamwezi | 8mos ago
When Taita Taveta governor Andrew Mwadime appeared before the CPAC committee at the Bunge Towers,Parliament, Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina ,Standard]

Taita Taveta Governor Andrew Mwadime has promised to pay the stipend arrears of 1400 Community Health Promoters (CHPs) this week after a year of waiting and disappointment.

The CHPs were supposed to have received a monthly salary of Sh5000 each, with the county and national governments each contributing half of that amount.

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