Kenyan nurses take part in a demonstration along the streets of Nairobi, June 12, 2017. Medical services have been paralyzed countrywide for the last four months. [Photo: coastweek.com]The four-month nurses' strike seems to be crumbling as most nurses are reported to have resumed work, according to the latest figures compiled by the county governments.Counties and the national government employed about 40,000 nurses, including those on short-term contracts, as the Star reports.The latest report that was released by the Council of Governors on Thursday shows 40 percent or 17,000 nurses are still on strike.However, the strike has officially ended in seven counties that include Embu, Nairobi, Mandera, Uasin Gishu, Nandi, Tharaka Nithi and Bomet."More than 60 percent of nurses countrywide are now back to work, and we expect more to resume work," Council of Governors chairman Josphat Nanok is quoted as saying by the Star on Thursday.Those in Tharaka Nithi and Embu, ended the strike this week after reaching a return-to-work deal with the respective governments.Nevertheless, KNUN national officials have refused to officially call off the strike, but now say they are ready for talks."We appeal to President Uhuru Kenyatta to help end this crisis," embattled KNUN Secretary General Seth Panyako said.Those who have resumed work are aligned to KNUN chairman John Bii who favours negotiations with the government rather than a strike."We blame Panyako for the mess. Were it not for him, nurses countrywide would already be enjoying their CBA," he said, according to the Star.

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