So far, nurses in ten counties are on strike while nurses from seven more counties including those working in the Ministry of Health are expected to lay down their tools Sunday. This is after the Salaries and Remuneration Commission chairperson Lyn Meng’ich declared that the government would not be able to meet nurses’ pay demands because it can’t afford to. SUFFERINGShe said that the Council of Governors, Ministry of Health and the National Treasury have all confirmed that they do not have money to pay the nurses. So far, nurses in ten counties are on strike while nurses from seven more counties including those working in the Ministry of Health are expected to lay down their tools Sunday. Mr Sakaja alleged that the governors could have diverted the nurse’s money to other things.

Source: Daily Nation February 09, 2019 20:03 UTC