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Seven healthcare unions issue 14-day ultimatum over salary delays, medical cover
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 05, 2024

We cannot continue to watch our workers struggle to get to work while their salaries and welfare are ignored

OPINION: Doctors’ strike points to urgent need for health reforms
Amina Boru  |  May 06, 2024

Kenya is grappling with a significant healthcare crisis as workers continue to strike, demanding better working conditions.

No show for doctors at Labour Day celebrations as strike enters second month
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 01, 2024

The Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) underscored the enduring grievances against the government, which are yet to be...

Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya joins striking doctors in push for reforms
Bashir Mohammed  |  Apr 09, 2024

Kenya needs a robust healthcare system with a well-supported and empowered medical workforce, PSK notes, in its demands for quick action.

Garissa doctors vow not to bow to pressure over medics strike
Abdimalik Hajir  |  Apr 06, 2024

The doctors have accused the county leadership of lacking goodwill in solving their issues.

Health crisis: Doctors reject government offer to end ongoing strike
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Apr 03, 2024

The doctors rejected the proposal, asserting that it did not meet the terms outlined in the 2017 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

Doctors say they'll not bow to threats, vow to continue with strike
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 02, 2024

The medics condemned recent threats issued by various county governors, management of national referral hospitals and Ministry of Health demanding doc...

Mombasa, Kilifi county governments urge striking doctors to resume work
Farhiya Hussein  |  Apr 01, 2024

The governors of the respective counties stressed the significance of prioritising patient care and ensuring continuity of vital medical services.

Governors urge doctors to halt strike, resume talks
Barack Oduor  |  Mar 27, 2024

CoG chair Anne Waiguru noted that a court declared the industrial action illegal, hence the need for the doctors to return to work.

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