Unrest in a country is feared by many leaders but if you are a man of the people like Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko.
A twenty-man committee is expected to table a report within 14 days on recommendations made to address the plight of nurses in Nairobi.
Acting Health executive Charles Kerich said the committee was formed on Tuesday after a consultative meeting between the nurses and the Nairobi County Government.
He said the committee will be sitting at least once a week.
“We don’t need a crisis to occur for us to solve all the issues. In the committee, we shall look into issues, tackle them, give timelines, make recommendations and submit them to the Nairobi County Public Service Board,” Kerich told the Star on Wednesday.
Secretary of Nairobi branch nurses’ union Ediah Muruli said nurses had faith in Governor Mike Sonko’s administration to address their grievances.
“Even before the court had declared the strike illegal, Nairobi nurses had agreed to suspend the strike to give Sonko and his team the 48 hours he requested to have our allowances paid,” Muruli said.
However, she said if the money is not paid by Friday there might be a bigger problem.
According to Kerich, some of the issues raised like promotions cannot be addressed immediately as the county needs to sit with the CPSB first for proper planning.