{
  "id": 18244928,
  "title": "Kang’ata explains why doctors’ salaries cannot be increased",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/kangata-explains-why-doctors-salaries-cannot-be-increased",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T04:08:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/kangata-explains-why-doctors-salaries-cannot-be-increased"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang’ata has defended the delay in adjusting doctors’ salaries, saying county governments cannot process pay increases without approvals from the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) and clearance through the national government’s payroll system. Kang’ata’s remarks come amid growing pressure from doctors’ unions, which have threatened industrial action over delays…",
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}