Families were forced to pick up their relatives from the Nairobi facility due to lack of services as unions commenced the strike.
The workers are demanding implementation of resolutions from the State Corporation Advisory Committee that was passed in 2012, which upgraded the hospital’s parastatal status from 3C to 7A.
Services at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) ground to a halt on Monday after about 5,000 workers went on strike over delayed disbursement of improved salaries and allowances, which total Sh601 million.
Families were forced to pick up their relatives from the Nairobi facility due to lack of services as unions began the strike.
