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Services still paralysed in Nakuru County as nurses demand promotions

A patient at the Rift Valley provincial General Hospital in Nakuru returning home after she failed to receive medical care following nurses strike. The nurses who commenced strike on December 1 demand promotion of 774 healthcare workers. (PHOTO: MERCY KAHENDA/ STANDARD)

Services in health facilities in Nakuru County remain paralysed despite the agreement between Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN) and Council of Governors to end nurses' strike.

The 1,200 nurses in the county downed their tools prior to the countrywide strike on December 1, demanding promotion of 774 healthcare workers.

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