Improve welfare of all nurses, union tells county governments

Kenya national union of nurses secretary general Seth Panyako addresses the press in Bungoma town. He gave the Bungoma County government two weeks ultimatum to absorb all the 202 health workers who had been employed on contract under the Economic Stimulus Programme. The health workers were complaining that they had been left out and the freshly graduated health workers employed on permanent and pensionable terms despite working for four years. (PHOTO: TITUS OTEBA/ STANDARD)

The Kenya National Union of Nurses wants a pension scheme to be established for all nurses and their pay harmonised. At the same time, the union complained that some counties had not promoted nurses.

Speaking during the launch of the 12-day International Nurses celebrations at Gusii Stadium, the union's secretary general Seth Panyako complained that  nurses have been mistreated and undermined in  Bomet and Nairobi counties.