KMPDU Doctors hold major protest in Nairobi as Kindiki outlaws strike » Capital News

NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 9 – Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) doctors on Wednesday staged a major demonstration outside the Ministry of Health.

Among their demands include the resignation of Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha.

They also demanded the full implementation of the 2017 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and the posting of interns as the ongoing nationwide strike entered its forth week.

The doctors carried placards and chanted against the government.

KMPDU Secretary-General Dr. Davji Bhimji over the weekend said the strike will continue until all the demands are met.

The standoff has left thousands of Kenyans without much-needed public health services.

The doctors stopped providing emergency services at public hospitals on March 14 as they escalated the strike despite a court order calling for talks between the union and the Health Ministry.

President William Ruto had earlier stated the government is willing to implement the collective bargaining agreement, but in phases due to financial constraints.

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