Intern nurses protest after MOH cancels placements

Kenya National Union of Nurses Kakamega branch Secretary General Morris Bulunya instructs Clinical Officers interns outside Kakamega county referral hospital where medical services was parallelized following Doctors strike on December 7, 2020. [FILE/ Standard]

Over 300 nursing interns whose placements were recently revoked by the Ministry of Health have vowed to camp outside Afya House until they are reinstated, escalating a standoff that has drawn national attention to what they call a "gross injustice."

Speaking at the Ministry headquarters, Wabwile Khaemba, one of the affected interns, said the group will seek legal redress and hold round-the-clock demonstrations.