Doctors' Strike Stories
While emergency cases are still being admitted, the majority of patients are left to fend for themselves. The long queues, empty consultation rooms, a...
The lavish spending came only two months after a crippling doctors' strike left patients stranded, with medics still waiting for improved salaries and...
All Nairobi County doctors and clinical officers downed their tools last week, crippling public healthcare services and leaving patients in distress....
The Union of Kenya Civil Servants (UKCS) announced that if the issue is not resolved, workers will begin protests on March 18.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) said the strike was necessary due to persistent frustrations faced by healthca...
KMPDU has threatened a nationwide strike starting December 22, 2024, if their demands remain unmet.
Union says the SHA board had excluded clinical officers from the list of service providers, even though they run over 1,000 private healthcare facilit...
Internship programmes play a crucial role in Kenya's healthcare system, offering practical experience to complement academic training.
Atellah said the doctors' union now expects the government to fulfil its obligations and implement the agreements as a matter of urgency.
The CHPs threatened to shut down their tools starting September 1 if Governor Abdi Ibrahim Guyo's administration fails to remit them their pending due...
This comes days after President William Ruto vowed to resolve the stalemate with medical practitioners amid a looming strike through a notice given by...
KUCO Secretary General George Gibore called off the strike, which had lasted for more than three months after signing the agreement.
The union had planned to camp at Afya House until all medical interns were posted to health facilities nationwide in line with the 2017 Collective Bar...
President William Ruto had instructed that the outstanding arrears be cleared in two installments, with the first tranche scheduled for July 1, 2024.
With the current cohort of interns set to complete their internships in July 2024, the union proposed that the next group be posted this month to prev...
The Council of Governors will also initiate and coordinate the process of negotiating a new CBA with each county within 30 days.
The deal does not fulfil their demands regarding the matter of internship postings for medical graduates.
This follows several failed rounds of negotiations, which have seen the government unilaterally sign a return-to-work formula.
The Labour court has given doctors and the government another 48 hours to negotiate a deal.
Kenya is grappling with a significant healthcare crisis as workers continue to strike, demanding better working conditions.
The union is also accusing government officials of relying on "veiled threats and blackmail" rather than genuine dialogue.
Incidents of wild animal attacks have been rampant in the area since the onset of the rains, with periodic attacks on homes around Oldonyiro as the an...
CS Nakhumicha urges the KMPDU "to do the honourable thing and call off the strike that has, on several occasions, been declared illegal."
Prior discussions had reportedly resolved 17 out of 19 contentious issues, and this meeting aimed to find consensus on the remaining two.
President William Ruto asked doctors to end their strike as the government sought to meet their demands.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) underscored the enduring grievances against the government, which are yet to be...
Government officials say they are heading to court to seek clearance to have all the medics fired and replaced.
KMPDU Secretary-General Davji Atellah told the press that they must fight for interns, as they are the most vulnerable group in the profession.
The KMPDC licensing committee has declined to clear four Ethiopian oncologists who have already reported to the hospital to replace the doctors who we...
The meeting on Thursday offers a glimmer of hope for a resolution to the strike, which has left many patients without access to medical care.
