Kenya doctors wage talks collapse, strike to go on

Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists, and Dentists Union (KMPDU) officials demonstrate in Eldoret town streets, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya, on March 21, 2024. PHOTO | NMG

What you need to know:

  • Some 7,000 members of the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) walked off the job in mid-March over demands for improved pay and the implementation of a 2017 collective agreement hammered out after a previous strike.