NO STRIKE! Doctors, Gov’t Sign Return-To-Work Agreement With Interns On Hefty Salary
On Thursday evening, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki oversaw the signing of an agreement between doctors and the Ministry of Health, officially cancelling the statewide strike originally scheduled for December 22, 2024.
The deal, also agreed by the Council of Governors (CoG), will pay intern doctors a salary of Ksh.206,000.
This is in conformity with the 2017 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) agreed between the government and the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists, and Dentists Union.
KMPDU, chaired by Secretary General Dr. Davji Atellah, also stated that the basic salary arrears will be paid as agreed upon during the meeting.
As of today, interns' salaries have been updated in their payslips, aligning with the terms outlined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Furthermore, 50% of the basic salary arrears are now being disbursed, with Kwale County (via KCB Bank) leading as the first to… pic.twitter.com/9bGcUTPevf
— Davji Bhimji Atellah (@Davji) December 19, 2024
Dr. Atellah issued the strike notice on December 3, expressing displeasure with the government’s failure to enact the 2017 CBA.
“The national and county governments have totally disregarded our agreements,” he stated then.
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“It is an extraordinary time when promises and agreements are not honored and mean nothing, a time when Collective Bargaining Agreement that has been honored and respected for over 7 years can be bastardized by one government directive.”
He also condemned the government’s disregard for court orders, specifically the October 26, 2024 judgment that affirmed the CBA on the wage package for medical interns.
“The doctor intern wages have been reduced by 70%, a situation unforeseen in workers’ history in this country and the world over,” stated Dr. Atellah.
“It is on the backdrop of these unfilled promises and impunity on our interns by both the national and county governments that the 10th KMPDU special delegate sitting on 30th November 2024 ratified NAC decision for industrial action.”
NO STRIKE! Doctors, Gov’t Sign Return-To-Work Agreement With Interns On Hefty Salary
