Nurses still on the streets even after being assured of payment by the governor in Tharaka nithi county.

Health workers in Tharaka-Nithi have refused to end their strike even after their delayed May salaries were paid.

They said they have other grievances they want the county government to address before they resume work, even as the boycott entered the second week.

The workers who protested outside the governor’s office in Kathwana also want Health executive Magdalene Njeru sacked after she allegedly accused them of stealing drugs. See full story here..Health workers accused of stealing drugs

“Other than full payment of salaries, we also want the government to remit pending National Hospital Insurance Fund and National Social Security Fund statutory deductions,” said Kenya National Union of Nurses branch secretary Kenneth Micheni.

“Health workers have been suffering penalties from the banks and insurance companies because of the failure by the county government to remit their money in time,” he added.

The nurses also want the county government to take responsibility for accrued interests on bank loans.

They are demanding that Governor Samuel Ragwa constitutes a task force to look into issues affecting them. Read this too Health minister in Tharaka-Nithi responds to allegations that she spoke harshly while addressing the nurses strike