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Doctors' deal-breaker: State, medics' deadlock continues as Kenyans suffer brunt of strike

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PSC CS Moses Kuria, Labour CS Florence Bore, Health CS Susan Nakhumicha, Head of Public Service Felix Koskei and Council of Governors Chairperson Anne Waiguru addressing the media at KICC, Nairobi on April 23, 2024, after their talk with Health workers officials collapse. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

In a dramatic turn of events, negotiations between the government and striking doctors hit a dead end, prolonging the suffering of millions of Kenyans seeking healthcare in public hospitals.

Moments after the government announced an offer to end the ongoing strike, the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) rejected the proposed return-to-work formula, raising the intern doctors issue as the deal breaker.

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