Salasya criticizes Sifuna’s silence on Nairobi County healthcare workers’ strike
By Ndiritu Wanjiru, February 23, 2026Mumias East Member of Parliament Peter Salasya has condemned Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna over what he terms as remaining silent on the current healthcare workers’ strike in Nairobi, which has now taken over two months.
Taking to his official X account on Monday, February 23, 2026, Salasya said he has been communicating regularly with the union leadership and healthcare workers, who have expressed great concern about the worsening cases in county hospitals and the absence of leadership by the Senator.
“I have received this video from a union leader of Nairobi County health workers, whom I called and spoke with for more than 10 minutes after I posted my previous post here. He is wondering why the Senator of Nairobi County is quiet when healthcare workers have been on strike for more than 2 months,” Salasya said.
Salasya, in his statement, underscored the need to make sure that the office bearers are not only serving their constituencies at the moment but also serving the greater good of the entire Nairobi people, who consist of more than 7 million people.
He indicated that most of the individuals who work and reside in Nairobi, his constituency of Mumias East, have been directly hit by the current strike, which has rendered most of the healthcare centres inadequately staffed and incapable of offering the necessary services.
“As a leader, oversight is not limited to my constituency alone. We must ensure that the Senator elected to serve Nairobi County is effectively carrying out his constitutional mandate on behalf of the over 7 million city residents – including my people from Mumias East who live and work in Nairobi,” Salasya added.
The outspoken first-time MP has also noted that it is a sad situation that the healthcare employees are on strike, and the Nairobi people are still suffering.
Salasya has called on Senator Sifuna to be more responsible and accountable, arguing that it is high time the political game and prerequisites were forgotten.