The Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN) has issued a seven-day strike notice over the poor handling of the healthcare sector by county governments.
Speaking in West Pokot on Sunday, April 20, the Union's Secretary General, Seth Panyako, claimed that county governments have not been remitting statutory deductions, which has led nurses across the country not to receive quality healthcare. "Some counties are deducting funds from the salaries of workers, but they are not remitting, and I want to say that in the next seven days, if these funds aren't released, we will go on strike," he said. "The county government of Trans Nzoia has been deducting salaries, but they have not been remitting money to pay for loans, their insurance covers, and union dues.
It is not possible that you are offering health services and you yourself can't access the services," he said.
Kenya National Union of Nurses Secretary-General Seth Panyako addresses the media during East Africa Labour and Health Workforce Scientific Conference in Mombasa on November 28, 2019.
