Nurses’ strike driven by huge disparities in salaries and allowances

Doctors and nurses take to the streets of Kitui as the nationwide strike entered its fourth day on December 8, 2016. The Kenya National Union of Nurses Kitui branch secretary, John Kimanzi, vowed to push on with their industrial action that has paralysed medical services in all public hospitals and other health facilities. [Photo:Paul Mutua/Standard]

The ongoing strike by the nurses across the country is largely underpinned by drastic disparities in pay and allowances in this cadre of health workers.

Many nurses are bitter and demoralised as they are working under varying terms of service even though they are doing the same job.