The workers made good their threat to strike after their notice to Governor Cyprian Awiti’s administration expired on July 30.
The health workers including doctors, nurses, clinical officers, laboratory technicians, pharmacists and dentists vowed that they will not go back to work until Homa Bay addresses their grievances.
Union officials told their members not to report to work and advise patients to seek services from private health facilities.
The Homa Bay health sector was thrown into disarray Monday after medical workers went on strike over unpaid salaries and unfavorable working conditions amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
The workers made good their threat to strike after their notice to Governor Cyprian Awiti’s administration expired on July 30.