Nurses End Strike as Kenya's Leader Visits Region.
Nurses in Uasin Gishu stopped their strike just as President William Ruto came to visit. The nurses asked him to step in and help fix things.
Good news came fast for the nurses. They will get better jobs starting next month. Letters about these jobs should arrive by January 20.
"We stopped the strike until we get what we asked for," said Klen Kimutai, who speaks for the nurses. The local leader, Jonathan Bii, promised not to punish anyone who joined the strike.
The nurses will get their pay from last month and this month. They must go back to work right away. Both sides want better health care for everyone.
These nurses wanted more than just better jobs. They had nine big problems they wanted fixed. One was about nurses with special skills not getting the right titles.
The area has many nurses - over 700 of them work there. About 400 have full-time jobs with retirement plans. Their leader, Seth Panyako, first warned about the strike on December 16.
The nurses almost escalated their situation by striking at the main hospital, Moi Teaching and Referral. They wanted answers about their work deals and late job moves.
"We told the local leaders what we need," Kimutai said. "They must fix these things since we stopped our strike." The nurses trust their bosses will keep their word and make things right.
Nurses in Uasin Gishu stopped their strike just as President William Ruto came to visit. The nurses asked him to step in and help fix things.
Good news came fast for the nurses. They will get better jobs starting next month. Letters about these jobs should arrive by January 20.
"We stopped the strike until we get what we asked for," said Klen Kimutai, who speaks for the nurses. The local leader, Jonathan Bii, promised not to punish anyone who joined the strike.
The nurses will get their pay from last month and this month. They must go back to work right away. Both sides want better health care for everyone.
These nurses wanted more than just better jobs. They had nine big problems they wanted fixed. One was about nurses with special skills not getting the right titles.
The area has many nurses - over 700 of them work there. About 400 have full-time jobs with retirement plans. Their leader, Seth Panyako, first warned about the strike on December 16.
The nurses almost escalated their situation by striking at the main hospital, Moi Teaching and Referral. They wanted answers about their work deals and late job moves.
"We told the local leaders what we need," Kimutai said. "They must fix these things since we stopped our strike." The nurses trust their bosses will keep their word and make things right.
