The government has maintained that striking nurses who fail to return to work on Friday will be sacked.
Health Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki says that disciplinary action will also be taken against health workers who will defy President Kenyatta’s return to work order.
The government says a count would be done countrywide on Friday to identify nurses who will not have reported to work as directed by the President.
“The National and County Governments stand with the President’s pronouncement. A roll call will be undertaken by both levels of Government tomorrow, Friday 15, 2019 at 8 am and nurses who will fail to return to work will be dismissed and further necessary disciplinary action will be undertaken in accordance with the law, ” reads a statement released by CS Kariuki.
On Wednesday, President Uhuru said the strike is unlawful and ordered the health workers to resume work, failure to which they will be shown the door.
“It is disheartening to learn that some of our nurses have decided to engage in an unlawful withdrawal of their labor to Kenyans against the determination of the Employment and Labor Relations Court which suspended any industrial action for 60 days,” said Kenyatta.
“As the Commander in Chief of the Kenya Defense Forces, I have instructed National Police Service to take stern action on picketers who may intimidate public servants who intend to go to work.”
However, the Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN) through its Secretary-General Seth Panyako has urged the health workers to stay put until their grievances are addressed.
I support the nurses and…
I support the nurses and blame the corrupt individuals from government who stole the money! Pay the nurses what their worth and quit threatening then! Threaten those who stole the money.
Totally support the nurses…
Totally support the nurses. I don’t think the nurses had anything to do with President and actually strikes are supported under constitution. Why can’t the country governments meet their end of bargain ? I think the president should have met with all the parties and just not the governors. He
What a dumb declaration!…
What a dumb declaration! Sack the nurses then what? They are key workers whose services are crucial to the citizens. I despair!
Uhuru cannot rein in the…
Uhuru cannot rein in the MPigs with their insatiable appetite for public monies but sees a softer target in nurses, waah! These hyenas in parliament & elsewhere led by this tail-between-the-legs president have absolutely NO moral ground to try & criticize the striking nurses. They work crazy hours, do tough jobs & get measly pay for it. I am with the nurses on this one
The boy in statehouse shows…
The boy in statehouse shows us his lack of prioritization again. The country is facing a corruption crisis but his focus is on strong arming the suffering nurses to force then back to work in hospitals without supplies. Pathetic
Tusker tu kila saa! Where is the leadership? It is now seven years and all we have seen is theatrics.