[Photo|Courtesy]The Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) staff have given the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) a three-day ultimatum to harmonise their salaries status or face industrial action. “We are telling all patients who were supposed to have been served in KNH go to SRC offices and seek treatment,” said one of the workers at KNH. With at least 1800 beds and over 6000 staff, KNH is a backbone in the health sector especially for most Kenyans who cannot afford health services from private hospital. Even though Parliament approved the KNH budget and Treasury released the money, the 2012 agreement is yet to be implemented forcing the health workers to demand their right in an inopportune time. The strike scheduled for Monday pokes another hole in the health crisis that has seen many health workers in different counties such as Kitui and Narok went on strike previously over delayed salaries, perennial non-promotion and no health cover.

Source: Standard Digital September 25, 2020 11:15 UTC