“We sat yesterday up to midnight and agreed on all the issues and we believe KMPDU are just being magnanimous to ensure they have wide consultation with their members. It is just an issue of time,” added Tharaka Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki.
Last Wednesday, the Employment and Labour Relations Court extended its orders, suspending the ongoing doctors’ strike, aiming to facilitate additional negotiations.
Since March 14, doctors have refrained from reporting to their duty stations, protesting the government’s failure to assign medical interns and adhere to the terms outlined in the 2017 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) regarding doctors’ employment conditions.
The government proposed a compensation offer of KES 70,000 for medical interns, significantly lower than the KES 206,000 specified in the CBA, a proposal rejected by the doctors.
