A health crisis is looming in the country after the Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN) on Tuesday threatened to join a doctors' strike over unmet promises.
KNUN Secretary General (SG) Seth Panyako said the national and county governments have failed to employ Universal Health Coverage (UHC) staff on permanent terms. "We held a meeting with CS Duale, and the least we expected from him was that the government had allocated Sh3.5 billion for the absorption of UHC staff on 1st July, but we were shocked when he told us we should wait until the next financial year of 2026/2027," said Panyako.
Speaking in Kakamega, Panyako accused President William Ruto of neglecting UHC nurses and staff by failing to allocate money to absorb them. "We have never gone on strike as nurses since the coming into power of this government, and we are tired of unkept promises.
We have declared war, and I know the National Governing Council will allow me to issue a nationwide strike," said Panyako.
