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Kenya: Private Hospitals Recall Staff From Leave as Nurses' Strike Continues
Nation, 14 June 2017
Private hospitals in western Kenya have recalled doctors and nurses who are on leave in order to cope with the huge number of patients. Read more »
The number of patients at private hospitals in Nandi, Uasin Gishu, Elgeyo Marakwet, Kakamega and Bungoma counties has reportedly shot up dramatically and some hospitals say they are running out of drugs.
Nurses march in the streets of Kisumu (file photo).
Kenya National Union of Nurses Acting Secretary-General Maurice Opetu maintains that the striking medical workers will only resume work after the collective bargaining agreement ... Read more »
Siaya county government chief officer of health Dorothy Owino says the strike is illegitimate as it contravenes the Employment Act and the code of regulation, both of which help in ... Read more »
Nurses have ruled out further talks on the labour dispute lodged by the Council of Governors at the Ministry of Labour, they say they will only be involved in talks leading to pay ... Read more »
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