Kisumu county health workers have threatened to go on strike should the county government fail to address their grievances. The health workers in a joint statement led by Kenya Union of Clinical officers(KUCO), Kenya National Union of nurses(KNUN), Kenya National Union of Medical Laboratory officers(KNUMLO) have sent a protest letter to the county secretary through the chief officer of health. The officers accused the county government county of continued neglect during Covid-19. The health workers also noted that there are no drugs within the health facilities forcing them to tell patients to go buy drugs from outside. "Drugs have not been supplied since April last year and we don't know what to do as health workers when patients need drugs.

Source: The Star July 14, 2021 17:03 UTC