Union demands compensation for 26 members who died of Covid-19

The Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN) is now demanding compensation of families of 26 nurses who succumbed to Covid-19 before resuming duty.

Speaking on Monday, KNUN Secretary-General Seth Panyako said that a total of 23,000 nurses have started industrial action and will only resume duty when their demands are met by the government.

 

“We have about 26,000 nurses, but those from Kenyatta National Hospital ad Moi Teaching and Referral will not down tools because the two institutions have had made arrangements with the nurses,” said Panyako.

 

Panyako accused the government of doing little to protect the lives of the frontline healthcare workers.

“How many nurses must die for the government to come in? We need an insurance cover for our nurses before we can go back to work,” he said.