Have 64 nurses sacked in September 2015 for going on strike been reinstated? The assembly and the county executive give conflicting accounts about the status of the health workers. MCAs have ordered immediate reinstatement of the nurses, who were fired after participating in an “illegal” strike for 50 days. “Furthermore, these people are very crucial, the county should hire more, instead of sacking.”The nurses protested against selective promotions and delayed salaries. The national government is in charge of policy and management of national referral hospitals — Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, and Mathari National Hospital, Nairobi.

Source: The Star March 10, 2017 21:07 UTC