No country will ever develop on our kind of model

We treat MPs like small monarchs, when what they really require is a reasonable basic wage. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

The strike threat by Kenyan medical workers in the midst of coronavirus pandemic is grave. As we wait to engage in a life and death struggle with the disease, we cannot afford even a single disgruntled medic.

They say they do not have enough protective gear which puts their health and lives, and those of their families, in danger. They also say their claim to certain allowances has been disregarded.