ODM leader Raila Odinga has pleaded with striking nurses across the country to resume duty for the sake of suffering patients. Read: No turning back on nurses' strike on Monday - PanyakoMeanwhile, COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli faulted Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya for ordering nurses to go back to work. Atwoli further blamed Oparanya and Labour CS Ukur Yattani for misleading President Uhuru Kenyatta to believe that the nurses’ strike was illegal. Early last week, President Uhuru Kenyatta ordered the nurses to resume duty by , warning that those who failed to do so risked being sacked. A meeting planned by Busia County government scheduled for morning aborted when the nurses’ union officials failed to turn up.

Source: The Star February 17, 2019 10:52 UTC