It has now emerged that internal politics in county governments and the underestimation of the impact of industrial action by governors is the reason the nurses strike may not be resolved soon.
Kenya National Union of Nurses and Midwives (KNUNM) on Thursday said that the ongoing nationwide nurses' strike continues to expose deep systemic failures in the health sector.
The union warned against attempts to politicise the grievances of frontline workers.
Union officials said that while several counties have resolved disputes with health workers, others remain locked in stalemate, forcing patients to bear the brunt of a disrupted public health system. .Keep ReadingNurses in Nairobi to start strike on MondayNurses issue ultimatum, warn of nationwide strike if demands unmetNurses' union extends strike notice for 30 days as talks openAgony for patients as Kilifi nurses strike enters day twoKNUN Secretary General Seth Panyako decried the systematic discrimination in handling of the strike across counties, noting that politics and tribal undertones had worsened the standoff in some regions. "These are basic issues, genuine issues that have been longstanding for more than seven years, and therefore we urge governors not to politicise the plight of nurses," he said.
