The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has on Tuesday issued a 21-day nationwide doctors strike notice until when the government respect the CBA.
Through a statment, KMPDU Secretary-General Dr. Davji Atella noted that they will not allow promises that not honored and mean nothing.
“The national and county governments have totally disregarded our agreements. It is an extraordinary time when promises and agreements are not honored and mean nothing, a time when Collective Bargaining Agreement that has been honored and respected for over 7 years can be bastardized by one government directive.
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A time when Governors can appear in media and boldly proclaim that they shall not comply to the agreement and affirm that they only signed the agreement to trick doctors back to work. A time when the pervasive culture of lies reign supreme in every boardroom.” he said
The union further took note that the intern doctors remuneration has been slashed by 70% and that the government has failed to comply to court orders that supported the CBA especially on matters remuneration of intern doctors.
“The doctor intern wages have been reduced by 70%, a situation unforeseen in workers history in this country and the world over. It is on the backdrop of these unfilled promises and impunity on our interns by both the national and county governments that the 10th KMPDU special delegate sitting on 30th November, 2024 ratified NAC decision for industrial action,” said Atellah
The news comes at a time when there have been cases of intern doctors dying following frustration and depression caused by working around the clock without rest.
