Kenya Faces Wide Labor Crisis as Workers Plan Strikes.
Teachers and nurses across Kenya plan to stop working this month. They want higher pay, which the government promised but has yet to give them.
The strikes will affect many aspects of life in Kenya. Students at public universities won't have classes, and patients at state hospitals might not get care.
Nurses gave a warning about their strike on December 23. They say the government treats them unfairly. Their leader, Seth Panyako, says nurses have been patient but feel ignored.
"We backed this government, but they take our silence as weakness," Panyako said. The nurses want better pay, and they plan to keep striking until they get it.
University teachers also want their promised raises. The government agreed to pay them more starting in December. They should have gotten money from October and November, but when they left for holiday break, they hadn't seen any new money.
These strikes create big problems for President William Ruto. His team already struggles with money troubles. The strikes could hurt Kenya's future growth, experts say.
The teachers stopped an earlier strike in November and went back to work after making a deal with education officials. However, the government hasn't kept its side of the agreement.
Both groups say they're tired of waiting. They want the government to keep its promises about better pay. The strikes will start unless the government acts fast to fix things.
Teachers and nurses across Kenya plan to stop working this month. They want higher pay, which the government promised but has yet to give them.
The strikes will affect many aspects of life in Kenya. Students at public universities won't have classes, and patients at state hospitals might not get care.
Nurses gave a warning about their strike on December 23. They say the government treats them unfairly. Their leader, Seth Panyako, says nurses have been patient but feel ignored.
"We backed this government, but they take our silence as weakness," Panyako said. The nurses want better pay, and they plan to keep striking until they get it.
University teachers also want their promised raises. The government agreed to pay them more starting in December. They should have gotten money from October and November, but when they left for holiday break, they hadn't seen any new money.
These strikes create big problems for President William Ruto. His team already struggles with money troubles. The strikes could hurt Kenya's future growth, experts say.
The teachers stopped an earlier strike in November and went back to work after making a deal with education officials. However, the government hasn't kept its side of the agreement.
Both groups say they're tired of waiting. They want the government to keep its promises about better pay. The strikes will start unless the government acts fast to fix things.
