HOSPITAL DESERTEDThe strike has paralysed health care in public hospitals across the country. Because of the nature of their job, and their constant, close contact with patients, nurses are the backbone of any functioning health care system. All maternity wings were locked, with a security guard at the gate turning away patients seeking services. The most affected included Nyahururu County Referral Hospital, which serves patients from as far away as Baringo, Samburu, Nyandarua and Laikipia. At Baringo County Referral Hospital, patients lay in the wards unattended and only those who cleared their medical bills were discharged.

Source: Daily Nation June 11, 2017 20:48 UTC