Nurses set conditions for ending their strike
Kenyan nurses are continuing their nationwide strike into its second month, demanding the implementation of past collective bargaining agreements and improved employment terms. Union leaders are engaging in talks with government officials but maintain that industrial action will persist until their grievances are formally addressed.
Why it matters
The ongoing strike has severely disrupted public health services across Kenya, leaving patients with limited access to essential medical care.
Nurses demonstrate as patients across continue to bear the brunt of a prolonged nurses’ strike that has now entered its second month. Nurses have reiterated they are ready to end their nationwide strike, but insist they will only return to work after key agreements on their employment terms are implemented.
The Kenya National Union of Nurses and Midwives (KNUNM) says it is ready for constructive engagement with the government and the Council of Governors (CoG), but the industrial action that began on July 29 will continue until the outstanding issues are resolved.
The union’s position comes as the strike enters its fifth week, with public health services disrupted in counties across the country and patients facing delays and limited access to treatment.
KNUNM Secretary General Seth Panyako said the union remained committed to dialogue but would not accept promises without implementation.
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