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Health crisis persists as lab technicians' strike enters day 53

Kenya's healthcare crisis shows no signs of abating as the medical laboratory technicians strike enters 53 days.

The laboratory technicians have blamed the industrial action which has paralysed laboratory services in hospitals across the country on government's refusal to recognise the Kenya National Union of Medical Laboratory Officers (KNUMLO) and address their demands for better terms, including risk allowance and comprehensive medical cover.

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