“Why do they keep threatening us with sacking and employing other nurses?” Knun secretary-general Seth Panyako told the Nation on phone. County director of medical services Arthur Andere said the nurses should take the blame for the situation. The doctors can do very little after diagnosing and treating patients when nurses are not there to provide care to the sick,” Dr Andere said. Hundreds of striking nurses in Migori County defied the return-to-work order issued by Governor Okoth Obado on Monday. SACKINGGovernor Obado instructed the county public service board to advertise nurses’ positions to replace the ones on strike.

Source: Daily Nation September 12, 2017 16:52 UTC