Nurses in Kenya have gone on strike. The strike began with the nurses boycotting work in numerous parts of the country.
This follows a directive from the Kenya National Union of Nurses (Knun) to all its 45,000 members to strike starting Monday morning until the CBA is signed and implemented.
Reports say that services stalled in Kakamega and Vihiga counties as the health workers kept off work.
In Vihiga, all nursing services were paralysed as the caregivers met at Vihiga County Referral Hospital in Mbale and officially launched their boycott.
In Kakamega County, doctors were forced to work with pharmacists as they struggled to attend to patients.
The striking workers kicked out student nurses attached to Kakamega General Hospital in a bid to make their grievances heard.
In Kisii, the caregivers took to the streets of Kisii town to demand action from the county government.
In Samburu, a crisis was looming after caregivers boycotted work. Samburu County Referral Hospital was among the worst hit by the strike.
In Mombasa, the strike took off at noon after a series of meetings called by union officials in the morning.
In Karatina, operations were affected at Karatina Sub-County Hospital, with services being delivered to outpatients only.
