Kapseret MP, Oscar Sudi has urged the Uasin Gishu County government to address the grievances being raised by nurses to avoid a looming strike.
Addressing the public at Cheptiret Trading centre on Tuesday, Sudi said that it is important for the county government to listen to the nurses issues. He said that it is unfair for the nurse’s salaries and allowances to be delayed.
“The Uasin Gishu county government should dialogue with nurses and make sure that their demands are addressed,” he said. The MP warned that provision of health services will be paralysed if nurses go on strike.
He also asked the national government to be releasing workers’ salaries on time to avoid strikes which he says hamper services.
Sudi argued that the wave of strikes and go slows among health workers in some counties raises concerns on the capability of counties to handle and manage health.
The MP asked the national government, counties and health stakeholders to dialogue and rescue the health sector which he said is ailing.
Nurses in Uasin Gishu have issued a seven-day notice to the government. The nurses are complaining that they have not been paid their July salaries and allowances.
Speaking to the press on Monday, County Deputy Governor Daniel Chemno said the county had not received money from Treasury to pay workers.
He however said that everything was being done to make sure that nurses are paid.