The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists, and Dentists Union (KMPDU) will occupy the Ministry of Health's premises at Afya House in Nairobi on Monday, July 8.
Speaking on X, the Body stated that the strike is to ensure that all medical interns are posted to health facilities nationwide in line with the 2017 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
All protocols observed, we will be occupying Afya House untill ALL medical interns are posted in line with the 2017 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) .@Nakhumicha_S@MOH_Kenya#OccupyMOH pic.twitter.com/825KRdfIMR
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The CBA was ratified in May following a 56-day nationwide doctors' strike, part of a return-to-work formula (RTWF) inked between the union and the government.
KMPDU Secretary General Davji Atellah had previously highlighted that the union has been holding a series of meetings to implement the return-to-work formula at Kenyatta National Hospital and the Ministry of Health.
According to Atellah, the internship posting debacle was to be resolved within 60 days as per the 2017 CBA.
"As we all know, the 60 days end on 7th of July 2024. So far we are in agreement with the Ministry of Health that interns must be posted as per CBA 2017 before the lapse of the 60-day negotiation window as per our Return to Work Formula," Atellah said.
