Homa Bay Senator
Moses Kajwang challenged President Ruto on September 8, asking how the Social
Health Authority can function with nurses on strike for weeks over unpaid
allowances and better conditions, leaving public hospitals short-staffed and
patients at risk.
That same day in Makueni County, clinical officers marching peacefully to the governor's office were attacked by goons wielding sticks and brooms, injuring one with a fractured arm and scattering the protesters.
The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers demanded arrests and a probe, while Governor Mutula Kilonzo Junior met the group and offered risk allowances tied to a new agreement, amid broader calls for dialogue to resolve the healthcare crisis.