Governors threaten to terminate contracts of striking health workers
Council of Governors Chairman Wycliffe Oparanya addressing guests at Movenpick Hotel, Westlands on January 13, 2021 during the farewell luncheon for retired Chief Justice David Maraga by the Council of Governors.
County governors dismiss striking health workers' demands for pay hike.
Health CS Mutahi Kagwe clarified that the return-to-work formula signed with the health workers only affected national government workers.
Can’t pay, won’t pay! That was the message county governors sent to striking health workers yesterday, signalling the escalation of a bruising battle over pay that has left millions of Kenyans without primary medical care in the midst of a global pandemic.
Accusing striking nurses and clinical officers of dishonesty, injustice and greed over their clamour for higher salaries and allowances, the governors said they will terminate the contracts of those taking part in the “illegal” strike and replace them with fresh hands.
