Knun secretary general Seth Panyako. [Photo/the-star.co.ke]
Striking nurses have resolved not to resume work as ordered by the Council of Governors.
Kenya National Union of Nurses (Knun) secretary general Seth Panyako said the nurses will not be intimidated by threats of being sacked.
“If they want to hire nurses, let them go ahead and do that because there is a shortage, but that will not stop our resolve,” Panyako is quoted by People Daily.
CoG, through its chair Josphat Nanok, wrote to governors advising them to advertise positions of any nurses who will not have returned to work by Friday last week.
“Following a council meeting on August 31, it was resolved that all striking nurses should return to work by September 8, failing which county governments will issue ‘show cause letters’ to all striking nurses and advertise the positions to be filled competitively,” the letter states.
Panyako has also accused CoG of influencing the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) to grade the nurses’ job groups irregularly.