Hospital services in Nairobi remain paralysed as health workers vow to continue strike

Healthcare workers under the Nairobi City County government have declared that their strike, now in its 29th day, will continue, accusing the county government of failing to address their grievances.

The workers say repeated negotiations with the county have yielded no tangible results, adding that agreements reached are routinely ignored.

They insist the industrial action, which began on January 16, will not be called off until their demands are fully met.

Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) Nairobi Chairperson Stephen Muthama added, "We cannot sit with officers and agree on what to do tomorrow and the weeks to come and they run from that agreement. Since KUCO started its strike on December 27 and the rest on January 8, we have not had any constructive meeting."

As the standoff drags on, healthcare services across Nairobi remain severely disrupted, with operations in most public health facilities at a standstill.