Striking nurses. Photo/nation.co.ke
The ongoing nationwide nurses’ strike is set to continue after talks between the union and the Labour Ministry hit a snag.
The meeting was chaired by Labour Cabinet Secretary Phyllis Kandie.
Representatives of the nurses were scheduled to meet with Mrs Kandie in Nairobi on condition that they talk about their Collective Bargaining Agreement.
They did not want to engage in a trade dispute lodged by the Council of Governors.
According to the union bosses, they arrived at the meeting but were informed that Kandie was not at her office two hours later.
Acting Knun Chairman Joseph Ngwasi said they had been told that the CS had gone to the Salaries and Remuneration Commission, which threw out the Sh40 billion CBA the nurses want to be signed and implemented.
"We are ready to end the crisis but it seems the government is delaying on its part. Let them call us when they are ready," he said.
The strike entered day four on Thursday.