Kenya National Union of Nurses Secretary General Seth Panyako has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) to sign pending Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) and issue a letter of no objection, failure to which the ongoing nurses’ strike will escalate to all national hospitals. Speaking to the press at the union’s headquarters, Panyako accused the courts of conspiring with the Council of Governors (CoG) and SRC to deny the union a fair hearing. He argued that this contradicts the purpose of the Employment and Labour Relations Court, which he said should improve relations between employers and workers rather than worsen them. Panyako added that some county governments, including Elgeyo Marakwet, have already reached agreements with their nurses, with the counties signing their part of the CBAs, but SRC has yet to issue the required letters of no objection.
