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Union withdraws nurses from Port Victoria hospital in protest

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KNUN Secretary General Seth Panyako. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

The Kenya National Union of Nurses has withdrawn nurses and suspended operations at Port Victoria Level Four Hospital in Budalang'i, Busia county after healthcare workers on duty were assaulted.

A viral video clip captured an unidentified woman and man harassing hospital staff on duty while demanding that she attend to their patient with breathing complications, despite a long queue of patients at the facility on Wednesday night.

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