Kenyatta indicated that the only way an amicable solution could be reached was by the health workers first resuming work as consultations continue. “Let us be human and be mindful of the lives of the patients.The president spoke this at Makindu Hospital during his tour in Ukambani,
I am confident that we will find a solution to the problem,” Kenyatta stated. The Head of State announced that governors and the Ministry of Health had been working round the clock for weeks, engaging the unions to resolve the matter and urged the striking doctors and nurses not to allow more lives to be lost.
Health workers downed their tools on Monday in a bid to push the government to implement a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) they signed in June 2013. the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Secretary-General Dr Fredrick Oluga,said that the Government had gone against their agreement for three years now and this issue of salary could have been solved long time ago.
The aim of the strike is to push for better pay through review of job groups and also ensure that doctors are promoted to higher ranks.They are also requesting for transfers and remuneration.
About 18 patients across the country have died while thousands of others are languishing in pain and suffering since the strike started on Monday due for lack of medical attention.
At the same time,reports from Mathari hospital still indicate that mentally ill patients who broke out of the Hospital at the beginning of the strike are still missing.
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