Bomet patients can now breathe a sigh of relief after nurses in the county called off their strike. The nurses on Wednesday agreed to go back to work after consultations with the Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN) officials. Bomet joins Murang'a, Kisii and Embu counties whose nurses called off their strike this week. Read also: Nurses' strike: Council of Governors wants stalemate unlockedDespite the court order suspending the strike for 60 days, more than 5,000 nurses across the country are yet to go back to work. The Ministry of Health and Council of Governors have threatened to fire striking nurses and put in place mechanisms to ensure they don't get re-hired at any level of government.

Source: The Star February 20, 2019 11:03 UTC