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Hopelessness as nurses keep off public hospitals in Kenya

A patient in the orthopedic ward at the Coast General Hospital in Mombasa County. He had not been attended to due to the nurses and doctors’ strike. PHOTO: MAARUFU MOHAMED

No services were offered in most public hospitals yesterday even after nurses announced suspension of their week-long strike.

There were no activities as the hospitals remained deserted, with some union officials blaming it on the national government.

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