Patients in agony as workers' strike persistVihiga County Referral Hospital in Mbale town. “Many of the hospital workers who are members of the KHPS have not been promoted, some staying in the same job group for over 10 years,” Mr Alumasa spoke to journalists at the County Referral Hospital in Mbale. SEE ALSO :Why Vihiga Governor quit rural home, moved to hotelMany patients who visited the county referral hospital in Mbale were left unattended to, with majority seeking services from the neighbouring counties of Kisumu and Kakamega. Alumasa said they have raised the issues in the past, and had a county health advisory committee that was supposed to spearhead the initiative. SEE ALSO :Police arrest 17 people linked to Kilingili attackVictor Igara, a shop steward for the Kenya Government Workers Union, noted he was among those who started advocating for the well-being of the hospital workers.

Source: Standard Digital March 26, 2019 21:04 UTC