Business as usual in hospitals ahead of crunch talks to avert medics' strike

A spot check by The Eastleigh Voice across various hospitals revealed it was business as usual as patients were seen being attended to by medical staff.
Hospitals across the country continued to provide healthcare services to patients after the Employment and Labour Court on Wednesday night suspended the doctors' strike that was set to begin on Thursday.
A spot check by The Eastleigh Voice across various hospitals revealed it was business as usual as patients were seen being attended to by medical staff.
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The orders given on Wednesday by Judge Byram Ongaya directed Labour Cabinet Secretary Florence Bore to meet with Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) officials on Thursday to resolve the impasse.
Doctors had announced they would begin their strike Thursday after they failed to reach an agreement with the government.

The KMPDU said the state had failed to address their concerns, including the lack of internship postings and promotions.
Deputy Secretary-General Dennis Miskellah said the strike was the only way to bring the government to the negotiating table.

KMPDU Secretary-General Davji Atellah said Kenya's medical workers were "at a point of no return".
The union last week issued a seven-day nationwide strike notice, demanding promotions, medical cover, internships, postgraduate fee payments, study leave, and pensions from the government.






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