KMPDU Secures Promotions, Permanent Positions For Doctors
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists, and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has reported significant advances for doctors in Garissa and Embu counties.
This follows separate interactions with the individual county governments, which resulted in promotions, job conversions, and a return-to-work agreement.
While at Garissa County, KMPDU Secretary General Dr. Davji Atellah stated that county officials led by Governor Nathif Jama met with union leaders on December 5, 2025, in their offices at Blue Violet Plaza.
During the conference, the Governor pledged to promote all consultants eligible for advancement from Job Group M to Q by December 17, 2025.
🔔 EMBU COUNTY – #KMPDU RETURN TO WORK AGREEMENT
— KMPDU (@kmpdu) December 16, 2025
Following a consultative meeting between KMPDU and the Government of Embu County, led by H.E. Governor Cecily Mbarire, all issues arising from the strike notice of 17 November 2025 and the industrial action that began on 1… pic.twitter.com/g5vxeNDaOa
As of December 16, 2025, Dr. Atellah stated that the concerned doctors’ promotion letters were ready for pickup at the Garissa Level 5 hospital.
He stated that five doctors have yet to get their promotion letters due to the non-submission of graduation certificates, but that their promotions will be effective once the necessary paperwork are delivered.
EMBU COUNTY–KMPDU RETURN TO WORK AGREEMENT 15.12.2025
— Davji Bhimji Atellah (@Davji) December 15, 2025
Today the KMPDU leadership held a consultative meeting with the Government of Embu County, led by H.E. Governor Cecily Mbarire, to resolve the issues raised in the strike notice issued on 17 November, 2025 with the strike… pic.twitter.com/IbKeu2VF0n
Separately, the KMPDU CEO announced the signing of a Return-to-Work Formula (RTWF) with the Embu County administration following a consultative meeting on December 15, 2025.
The meeting was led by Embu Governor Cecily Mbarire and aimed to discuss issues expressed in a strike notice issued on November 17, 2025, with the industrial action beginning on December 1, 2025.
The county verified in the agreement that fifty-nine doctors had been promoted in accordance with a Return-to-Work Formula signed in August 2024, with the exception of nineteen consultants.
The county agreed to promote the remaining consultants by January 15, 2026, with the modifications recorded in their January 2026 payslips.
The deal also called for the conversion of thirty doctors who had previously worked on contract terms to permanent and pensionable positions.
Furthermore, the county has pledged to hire all future doctors in Embu on permanent and pensionable (PnP) conditions.
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“The county has committed to employ 20 doctors on PnP terms, with 14 to be employed immediately and the remaining 6 to be employed in January 2026,” Dr. Atellah stated.
“The county confirmed that all pending statutory deductions have been fully remitted.”
Dr Atellah said the resolutions reached in Embu were duly recorded in the Return-to-Work Formula and will be adopted in court.
He said the union welcomed the county’s commitment to permanent and pensionable employment for doctors and acknowledged the dialogue demonstrated by the Embu County government.
KMPDU Secures Promotions, Permanent Positions For Doctors
