Kenya: Ruto, Governors Set for Talks to End Nationwide Nurses' Strike

Kenya: Ruto, Governors Set for Talks to End Nationwide Nurses' Strike

Nairobi -- President William Ruto and governors are set to hold talks on Monday as pressure mounts to resolve the nationwide nurses' strike that has disrupted healthcare services across Kenya.

Doctors' Union Gives Government Seven Days to End Nurses' Strike

The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union has given the national government seven days to resolve the nurses’ strike, warning that doctors will join the walkout if the standoff continues. KMPDU Secretary General Dr Davji Bhimji Atellah said the strike has disrupted essential health services nationwide and pushed public hospitals into severe constraint. “Essential [...] The post Doctors’ Union Gives Government Seven Days to …

KMPDU Threatens Doctors’ Strike Over Prolonged Nurses’ Dispute

Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Secretary-General Dr Davji Bhimji Atellah has threatened to call doctors out on strike if the government fails to resolve the ongoing nurses’ dispute within seven days. Atellah said the prolonged nurses’ strike had severely disrupted healthcare services across the country, leaving doctors working in public hospitals under [...]

Ruto, Governors Set for Talks to End Nationwide Nurses’ Strike

Embu Governor Cecily Mbarire confirmed that the Council of Governors (CoG) will meet Ruto and other national government leaders under the National and County Governments Co-ordination Summit on September 7.