Pumwani health workers on strike over 4 months unpaid salaries

Health workers employed on contract at the Pumwani Maternity Hospital downed their tools on Monday to protest over unpaid salaries.

The 70 medical practitioners have not received their salaries since November 2019.

The hospital’s administrator Geoffrey Mosiria admitted that indeed the workers had not been paid for the last four months.

He, however, claimed that the payment process was ongoing and that the nurses would be paid by the county government.

“Yes they have not been paid since November but the process of payment is ongoing at the county government. We forwarded the list of those nurses and doctors and anytime from today they will receive their pay,” said Mosiria.

The administrator insisted that operations at the hospital are going, noting that the workers on strike are hired on short-term.

“I want to inform members of public that there is no strike in Pumwani. Our county nurses, doctors and other cadres are at work,” he said.

The workers led by Peter Mwangi and Judith Adongo vowed not to resume duty until their pending salaries are paid.

They further accused the hospital management of frustrating and intimidating them.