The Kenya National Union of Nurses secretary general Seth Panyako has ruled out any call for negotiation with the government. Addressing the media in Eldoret, Panyako blamed Labour Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani for being reluctant to solve nurses' grievances despite them tabling a strike notice in November 2018. "The strike has begun, the Labour CS has no mandate to stop workers' strike," Panyako said. Read: Nurses strike: Council of Governors wants stalemate unlockedHe said the workers' strike is protected by the Constitution. Nurses want full implementation of the CBA and the 2017 return-to-work formula, not negotiation," Panyako said.

Source: The Star February 04, 2019 11:48 UTC