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Doctors demonstrating outside Nairobi hospital on December 16th 2024. [Collins Oduor, Standard]
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has brokered an agreement with the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists, and Dentists Union (KMPDU), averting a nationwide doctors' strike that was set to begin on December 22, 2024.
The deal resolves key grievances over intern doctors' salaries and outstanding salary arrears, ensuring continued medical services across the country.
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