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In June, an anonymous doctor at the Coast General Hospital told Reuters the hospital would only treat serious cases until the issue was resolved. Similarly, students say the university strike has made it impossible for them to adequately \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/2017\/07\/students-urge-quick-solution-end-varsity-lecturers-strike\/\u0022\u003Eprepare for upcoming exams\u003C\/a\u003E. Yet the right to strike is of \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/NewsEvents\/Pages\/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=21328\u0026amp;LangID=E\u0022\u003Eutmost importance\u003C\/a\u003E\u201d in democratic societies, and Kenya\u2019s unions do have substantive grievances against the government.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\tLabor unions representing nurses and lecturers insist they only went on strike after the government failed to implement an agreement on increased salaries and better working conditions. The government argues it needs time, and will implement the worker\u2019s demands over a two-year period. Having waited more than four years before agreeing to a timetable for the implementation of a similar agreement with doctors, unions are skeptical of the government and insist they will remain on strike until the entire agreement is implemented.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\tAs the campaign heats up, the government must prioritize resolution of these strikes so Kenyans do not lose access to essential rights and services, while respecting the rights of workers to withhold their labor.\u00a0\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\u003C\/div\u003E\n","settings":null}]