Blame game as Kenya’s health crisis hurts

Health workers in Nyeri County took to the streets to protest delayed salaries and promotions on August 18. They later called off the strike. [PHOTO: KIBATA KIHU/STANDARD]

Patients continue to suffer countrywide as the impasse between county governments and health practitioners hits hard Kenya’s most vulnerable populations.

Government data shows more than 420,000 people seek treatment from public hospitals on a daily basis.