President Ruto, governors race to end health strike as deaths fears grow

Kenya National Union of Nurses and Midwives from various hospitals across the country converged in Nairobi for a strike entering its 15th day. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

President William Ruto is set to seek a solution to the worsening health workers’ strike, as maternal health experts raise concern over a feared surge in the number of women and children dying from preventable complications.

President Ruto was expected to hold a meeting with governors on Monday, but the meeting did not materialise.