Doctors at Kenya’s public hospitals initiated a nationwide strike on Thursday, citing the government’s failure to fulfil commitments outlined in a collective bargaining agreement signed in 2017 following a prolonged 100-day strike that resulted in fatalities due to lack of medical care.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) declared the strike to demand comprehensive medical cover for doctors and to protest the government’s failure to assign 1,200 medical interns.
