No end in sight for strikes by doctors, dons

Residents of Nairobi's slums protest at freedom corner, Uhuru Park, against the doctors' strike, saying they were the hardest hit as major consumers of public health services. (Photo: Elvis Ogina/Standard)

The crisis in universities and hospitals is likely to last longer after the Government failed to raise an additional Sh15 billion to settle demands by doctors and lecturers.

Lecturers yesterday rejected Parliament's request to call off their strike and insisted that they would only resume work if the Government brought an additional Sh7 billion to the table.