Kenya’s nurses end six-week strike after signing deal with government
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Hospital nurses in Kenya have ended a 43-day strike after the government and union reached a return-to-work agreement on Wednesday. Seth Panyako, secretary-general of the nurses' union, announced that his members would resume work within 24 hours. The agreement includes a 45-day window for negotiations on the implementation of a collective bargaining agreement that was previously reached in 2017 but remains unimplemented due to budgetary constraints.
Doctors in Kenya had also threatened to join the strike, citing an increased workload and shortage of doctors in hospitals.
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