Striking nurses, clinical officers reject fresh negotiations with governors to help end ongoing work boycott
Health workers in Kenya, including nurses and clinical officers, have rejected new negotiations with governors, extending a four-week strike. The unions are demanding the implementation of collective bargaining agreements and the permanent employment of universal health coverage staff.
Why it matters
The ongoing strike is causing significant disruption to public healthcare services, creating a critical standoff between labor unions and government authorities.
Striking health workers during street demos in Eldoret
The standoff between striking health workers and county governments deepened yesterday as nurses, clinical officers and laboratory technicians rejected fresh talks with governors.
They vowed to remain off duty until their grievances are resolved.
In Eldoret, the confrontation moved to the doorstep of the Uasin Gishu county government.
Striking health workers stormed the county headquarters for the fourth time, blocked the main entrance for more than an hour and demanded to be addressed by Governor Jonathan Bii.
Neither was his Health executive Janet Kurgat, leaving the workers to vent their frustration outside the county headquarters.
The latest protest came as the strike entered its fourth week, disrupting services across the North Rift and putting growing pressure on Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital as patients from counties affected by the industrial action seek care there.
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