Kenya: Health Workers Issue Strike Notice to Compel Govt to Sign Agreement

Kenya: Health Workers Issue Strike Notice to Compel Govt to Sign Agreement

Nairobi -- The health sector is bracing for fresh turmoil after the Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) issued a 21-day strike notice, accusing the Ministry of Health and the Council of Governors of reneging on key labour agreements and dragging their feet on a long-awaited Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

Health Workers issue 21 Day strike notice to compel Govt to sign CBA

NAIROBI, Kenya Dec 3-The health sector is bracing for fresh turmoil after the Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) issued a 21-day strike notice, accusing the Ministry of Health and the Council of Governors of reneging on key labour agreements and dragging their feet on a long-awaited Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). In a letter to the two institutions, KUCO General Secretary and CEO George Gibore said the Government had failed to honou…