Kenya: Uasin Gishu Nurses Call Off Planned Strike

17 March 2014

NURSES in Eldoret have called off a strike that was to start today. They had planned to strike over delayed payment of salaries and allowances.

The move follows successful negotiations with the Uasin Gishu county government which has agreed to honour the health workers' demands. Kenya National Union of Nurses secretary general Seth Panyako said they have agreed with the county government that all nurses who were yet to be paid January and February salaries and allowances will be paid by Friday.

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