Kenya national union of nurses secretary general Seth Panyako addresses the press in Bungoma town. He
gave the Bungoma County government two weeks ultimatum to absorb all the 202 health workers who
had been employed on contract under the Economic Stimulus Programme. The health workers were
complaining that they had been left out and the freshly graduated health workers employed on permanent
and pensionable terms despite working for four years. (PHOTO: TITUS OTEBA/ STANDARD)
The Kenya National Union of Nurses wants a pension scheme to be established for all nurses and their pay
harmonised. At the same time, the union complained that some counties had not promoted nurses.
Speaking during the launch of the 12-day International Nurses celebrations at Gusii Stadium, the union's
secretary general Seth Panyako complained that nurses have been mistreated and undermined in Bomet
and Nairobi counties.
In Nairobi, he noted, 64 nurses had been sacked while another 74 had not received their salaries since
December last year.
