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Kenya National Union of Nurses Machakos Branch protest in Machakos town . The nurses were demanding signing of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Photo: John Muia, Standard
Divisions have emerged in the nurses' union as officials differ over the legality of the strike that started on Monday.
The national chairman of the Kenya National Union of Nurses, John Bii, termed the strike illegal and accused the secretary-general, Seth Panyako, of impeding the negotiations between the health workers and the Council of Governors (COG).
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