The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has announced that Nairobi County doctors will go on strike from Thursday.
In a statement on Wednesday, February 26, KMPDU said that the strike, which will kick off at midnight on Thursday, is due to a series of factors, including illegal salary stoppages and dismissals, chronic salary delays, stalled promotions, unpaid gratuities, and delayed confirmation letters.
According to KMPDU, these factors have significantly incapacitated doctors in the county to effectively deliver quality medical care to patients.
“Strike notice: All Nairobi County doctors will down their tools at midnight on February 27 due to illegal salary stoppages and dismissals, chronic salary delays, stalled promotions, unpaid gratuities, and delayed confirmation letters,” it stated.
“Doctors don’t choose to strike—but how can we care for patients when we are deliberately incapacitated? For quality healthcare, doctors must be valued, supported, and empowered to serve,” it added.
The strike comes a week after the Union’s Secretary General Davji Atellah issued a 30-day strike notice to the Ministry of Health.
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