April 2017 Dailynation; County governments are not able to pay doctors for the three months that they were on strike because the National Treasury has not released the monies, the Council of Governors has said. In a letter addressed to Mr Joseph Kinyua, the Chief of Staff and Head of …
Read More »KENYA: New Pay Package for Kenyan Doctors to Rival South Africa and Namibia’s
March 2017 TheEastAfrican; Kenyan doctors will remain the highest paid in East Africa, after signing a return-to-work formula that will see them get an additional $560 to $700 a month in the form of a risk allowance backdated to January this year. The agreement that brought to an end the …
Read More »KENYA: Doctors’ strike is over! But the pain, deaths and costs will be felt for many years
March 2017 DailyNation; In January, Mr Jared Onyimbo called the Nation newsroom asking for coverage to get money to save his 11-year-old son’s life. Fredrick Otieno was suffering from Leukaemia and had been referred to Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in Eldoret from Kijabe Hospital, which could not handle …
Read More »KENYA: Relief for patients as doctors call off strike
March 2017 DailyNation; After 100 days of deaths, pain and despair, the doctors’ strike has ended. The Health ministry, the Council of Governors and the medics’ union signed a joint return-to-work formula, effectively bringing to an end the protracted industrial action that has cost many lives. GOOD NEWS The deal, …
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