KMPDU Announces December Strike, Terms Govt Offer as Insufficient

The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists, and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has threatened to down tools beginning in December should the government fail to disburse the remaining funds owed to them.

KMPDU Secretary General Davji Atellah, who spoke during the union’s delegates conference held in Nairobi on Saturday, November 30, said the Ksh965 million disbursed by the government today was inadequate to pay all the intern doctors.

While expressing the union’s frustration with the government, Atellah noted that the KMPDU would not agree to talks with the government until it agreed to disburse the remaining amount.

According to the union leaders, the government’s decision to disburse Ksh965 million for arrears payment and November salary meant that each intern doctor would only receive Ksh40,000, stating that the funds were less than the agreed amount.