In the directive issued on Thursday, Nyong’o ordered the healthcare workers to resume duty failure to which they will be sacked. He wondered why they were pressing on with the strike at a time the county was battling with the Covid-19 pandemic. SEE ALSO: Patients on their own as medics go on strikeBut yesterday, as most medics failed to report to work, county human resources staff started implementing the directive. In the demand letter to NIA, the family wants the project halted if they cannot be compensated for their land. But in a rejoinder, NIA resident engineer Nesline Ogwe said plans to compensate those affected had been marred by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Source: Standard Digital June 14, 2020 07:07 UTC