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Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha when she appeared before the Senate Health Committee to deliberate on the ongoing doctors' strike on May 2, 2024. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Like a dreary encore, talks between doctors and the authorities collapsed again on Friday, with the union protesting at what it termed as deliberate efforts by the government to force them into signing a return-to-work formula they never agreed on.

A tense meeting between the two sides ended in disarray after Kenya Medical, Pharmacists and Dentists Union ( KMPDU) officials walked out, leaving the Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service Felix Koskei with regrets about the aborted talks.

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