Top private hospitals including MP Shah, Aga Khan and Mater Hospitals have already effected pay cuts for their staff while some smaller facilities have laid off workers in a bid to stay afloat. A nurse at a private hospital in Nakuru talks of the pain of getting a termination letter on June 1. Speaking at a webinar on job security in the private sector earlier in the week, Dr Brian Lishenga, Chairman of The Rural Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA), said private hospitals in rural and urban underserved populations like Kangemi, Kayole and Kisauni were in dire need. “We need to move away from the private sector –public sector dichotomy and move to a single payer system. Let the public and private sector compete on efficiency only,” he said.

Source: Standard Digital June 06, 2020 20:15 UTC