{"id":7315,"date":"2020-05-07T00:08:23","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T00:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=7315"},"modified":"2020-05-07T00:08:23","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T00:08:23","slug":"src-approves-allowances-for-healthworkers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/community\/src-approves-allowances-for-healthworkers","title":{"rendered":"SRC approves allowances for healthworkers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Health workers will now receive medical emergency allowance and benefits after Salaries and Remuneration Commission approved distribution of funds.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter written to the commission by the Council of Governors and Ministry of Public Service and Gender, both institutions had requested payment of allowances to health workers in National and county governments during the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Salaries and Remuneration Commission deliberated on the matter during its special meeting<\/p>\n<p>in cognizant of the challenges faced by the healthcare workers and approved Covid-19 medical emergency allowance and benefits for the frontline healthcare workers as estimated to cost Sh 3.3billion for a period of three months with effect from 1st April, 2020, subject to availability of funds,\u201d says the commission.<\/p>\n<p>The ball now lies at the Ministry of Finance where Ambassador Ukur Yattani is expected to direct the release of funds.<\/p>\n<p>The letter reads<br \/>\n\u201cThe purpose of this letter therefore, is to present to your office the resultant cost implication of implementing the Covid-19 medical emergency allowa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Kenya: Health workers will now receive medical emergency allowance and benefits after Salaries and Remuneration Commission approved distribution of funds. 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