Nairobi County Officials Summoned Over KMPDU Doctors Strike
If seven members of the Nairobi Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) Committee fail to appear in court today, they may face contempt charges.
This comes after a Nairobi court ordered the CBA Implementation Committee to record a statement regarding the ongoing doctors’ strike in Nairobi County.
The court has ordered that the County Secretary, CEC Health, Chief Officer of Health, Chief Officer of Public Health, and Branch Chairman appear in court on Thursday, March 13.
The Branch Secretary and Treasurer have also been summoned to court, and they are scheduled to appear in person by 9:30am.
As the Nairobi doctors’ strike rages on, the court has today summoned the Nairobi CBA Implementation Committee:
— KMPDU (@kmpdu) March 13, 2025
1️⃣ County Secretary
2️⃣ CEC Health
3️⃣ Chief Officer Health
4️⃣ Chief Officer Public Health
5️⃣ Branch Chairman
6️⃣ Branch Secretary
7️⃣ Branch Treasurer
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“These seven must appear in court physically by 9:30am on March 13 and either record a consent or face contempt of court,” the notice read in part.
Patients in Nairobi County continue to face a crisis, with medical services in public hospitals blocked following the doctors’ official strike, which began on February 28.
According to the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists, and Dentists Union (KMPDU), after signing a CBA, they were still frustrated with the ongoing challenges.
These include unreasonable wage cuts, halted promotions, postponed gratuities, and underpaid confirmation letters.
The doctors reported that they have had multiple meetings with county authorities since 2023 to discuss the execution of the CBA, but they have yielded no results.
Despite the signing of a return-to-work formula on May 8, 2024, and the suspension of a strike on January 23, 2025, to allow for conversation, the county is claimed to be rejecting and ignoring their requests.
Nairobi doctors who have been on strike for more than a fortnight are pleading with county executives to remedy the grievances presented.
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The failure of the authorities will result in the continuance of the strike, which is compromising services in the city.
“The county has disappointed us; we have had numerous engagements with them, but they have fulfilled none of the agreements in the CBA,” one of the doctors decried during a protest on Tuesday.
“Some of the things the county is doing unjustly is dismissing doctors without protocol, without a showcase or warning letter.”
Over 300 doctors at county hospitals in Nairobi County, including Mbagathi Hospital, Mama Lucy, Pumwani, Mama Margaret, and all level two, three, and four hospitals, have stopped working.
Nairobi County Officials Summoned Over KMPDU Doctors Strike
