The Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN) has threatened to issue a strike notice at Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital over the continued employment of nearly 100 nurses on renewable three-month contracts, escalating a long-running labour dispute at Kenya's largest specialised mental health referral hospital.
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Yesterday i sought a statement on the status of nurses in Mathari National Teaching & Referral hospital who have been contract for 5 years without transitioning to permanent and pensionable terms.
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Blessed afternoon.
Every day, the nurses report to work alongside those on permanent and pensionable terms. They care for patients in acute psychiatric wards, respond to violent outbursts and administer medication. They restrain patients when necessary and rotate across departments whenever staff shortages arise. Yet their employment conditions are worlds apart.
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