Nurse Judy fires back at Kenyans in America doubting her six-figure nursing salary
By Paulette Mboga, August 23, 2026Nurse Judy has responded to Kenyans in America who have questioned her six-figure nursing pay, saying she has no reason to lie about her earnings and has been clear about how many shifts she works.
The nurse said she often faces comments from Kenyans in America whenever blogs post about her nursing pay and pay transparency. She explained that some people quickly assume she is lying because they have not experienced similar opportunities in their own careers.
“Baby, just because YOU haven’t experienced an opportunity doesn’t mean the opportunity doesn’t exist,” Nurse Judy said on Saturday, August 22, 2026.
Judy said she does not understand why some people choose to call her a liar instead of asking how she managed to reach the level of pay she shares. She explained that her posts are meant to show exactly how much she earned based on the number of shifts she worked.
Judy explains her pay transparency
Nurse Judy explained that describing a payment as a biweekly paycheck without giving the number of shifts worked could give people the wrong idea. She said someone could assume she worked throughout the entire two-week period when that was not the case.
“I did 6 shifts in that biweekly pay period, and that’s exactly how I’m gonna say it,” Nurse Judy said.
She said that is why she gives details about the number of days or shifts she worked whenever she shares her pay. Judy explained that the payroll frequency alone does not show how much work went into earning the money.
“My NEXT check will still be a biweekly check, but utakua hapa hapa, I’ll have worked 12 days/shifts from the 16th-30th, so naturally the check will be significantly even higher,” Nurse Judy said.
Judy said she would still avoid calling the next payment simply her biweekly paycheck because she wants to make clear the number of days she worked. She explained that she will instead identify it as payment for the 12 days she worked.
She added that she finds it easier for some people to believe she is lying than to accept that someone may have found an opportunity they did not know existed. Judy also urged Kenyans in America to put aside what she described as envy and bitterness and ask questions instead.
“Jeez wakenya wakenya America mpungezeni wivu na bitterness jameni ulizeni msaidiwe instead ya kupingana kiholela,” Nurse Judy said.