Nakuru nurses agree to settle contracts case out of court

Other respondents were the Chief Officer for Public Health, the Director of Health, the Department of Health and the County Attorney General.

The 21 nurses have already withdrawn their petition that was before Senior Resident Magistrate Lina Akoth following renewal of their contracts. The rest have decided to negotiate with the county government and settle the matter outside court.

"We have decided to attempt an out-of-court negotiation," said the nurses through John Muhia, who swore the affidavit on their behalf.

In their application, the nurses said they were employed by the health department in 2022 under three-year contracts subject to renewal.

They said after their contract expired on April 24, 2023, the county renewed them for three months but also posted a letter to employ other nurses, contrary to a promise Governor Kihika had made to them.

In response, Dr Murima said all nurses were subjected to performance appraisal, adding that three of the complainants are not in the database, while 21 have been retained.

Murima said the application had been overtaken by events as the recruitment process had ended.