However, after spending hours travelling to Nairobi from Mombasa, Migwi was turned away due to nurses and clinicians’ strike. “When I heard the doctors' strike had been called off, I had hopes that nurses and clinicians, too, would be sorted. Even though the government was able to stop the doctor’s strike a few days after it started, it has failed to come to an agreement with nurses and clinicians. Clinicians perform general and specialised medical duties, such as diagnosis and treatment of a disease and injuries. The impact of their no-show can clearly be felt across the country as thousands of Kenyans are suffering at home.

Source: The Star January 02, 2021 00:56 UTC