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Call off strike or forget your jobs, Kagwe warns medics

Health CS Mutahi Kagwe

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe briefing the media on the country's Covid-19 status duirng the official opening of Santamore Specialized Surgical Hospital in Muranga County on December 18, 2020.

Photo credit: Pool | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • The strike by nurses and clinical officers has paralysed health services across the country.
  • CS Kagwe urges Kenyans to continue observing Covid-19 preventive measures during Christmas season.


Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe on Saturday warned the striking health workers countrywide that they risk being sacked.

Kagwe told nurses and clinical officers who have paralysed health services across the country to call off the strike and go back to work if they want to keep their jobs.