The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) central branch has noted that doctors in Kiambu county will down their tools on May 26, midnight.
Speaking during a Press conference, the KMPDU Central Kenya Secretary stated that the county government should act swiftly and address issues affecting medics in the county.
The issues to be addressed are salary delays, employment of doctors, and Social Health Authority(SHA) deductions.
Kiambu County doctors to down their tools on Monday, May 26. Photo: Courtesy.
According to the union, doctors in the county have not been able to access medical care under the national insurance medical scheme in the past month due to non-remittance of statutory deductions to the SHA.
The KMPDU has further noted that the employment of fewer doctors in the county has crippled the facility’s ability to dispense quality healthcare to the residents of the county.
The notice comes a day after the KMPDU Secretary General, Davji Atellah, also issued a seven-day strike notice to Nakuru, Kajiado, and Laikipia counties, citing almost the same issues.
