Kenya National Union of Nurses (Knun) secretary-general Seth Panyako, addressing the media immediately after President Kenyatta’s speech, said the strike was still on and that nothing had changed. This is not a national strike, but we are dealing with individual counties. HOOLIGANISMHe said the nurses are law-abiding citizens and they would not engage any Kenyan in any hooliganism. "Moreover, it is disheartening to hear officials of the nurses' union declare that they will not obey these court orders,” the statement reads. Nurses earn Sh20,000 every month in service allowance, which was to be increased to Sh30,000 over three years from 2017.

Source: Daily Nation February 14, 2019 03:00 UTC