Doctors at Kenya’s public medicalfacilities started a acrossthecountry strike, implicating the federalgovernment of stoppingworking to execute a raft of guarantees from a cumulative bargaining arrangement signed in 2017 after a 100-day strike that saw individuals passingaway from absence of care
ByTOM ODULA Associated Press
NAIROBI, Kenya — Doctors at Kenya’s public medicalfacilities started a acrossthecountry strike Thursday, implicating the federalgovernment of stoppingworking to carryout a raft of guarantees from a cumulative bargaining contract signed in 2017 after a 100-day strike that saw individuals passingaway from absence of care.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union stated they went on strike to need thorough medical cover for the medicalprofessionals and since the federalgovernment has yet to post 1,200 medical interns.
Dr. Davji Bhimji, secretary-general of KMPDU, stated 4,000 physicians took part in the strike inspiteof a labor court order asking the union to put the strike on hold to enable talks with the federalgovernment. And Dr. Dennis Miskellah, deputy secretary basic of the union, stated they would neglect t