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Mombasa doctors ready for strike over pay, promotions
Mombasa County's health workers hold hands in a sign of solidarity while issuing a strike notice over salary delays , January 8, 2020.
Photo credit: Kevin Odit | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- Dr Abidan Mwachi, Coast Secretary of KMPDU, who announced the decision on Friday, accused Governor Hassan Joho's administration of frustrating health workers.
- The union representative also said the doctors risk working without comprehensive medical covers and that many have been forced to pay from their pockets to access the services they offer to the public.
- However, Mombasa Country Secretary Dennis Lewa termed the doctors' planned strike a non-issue as they walked out of a recent conciliation meeting.
Doctors in Mombasa County say they will down their tools at 8am Monday for reasons including perennial salary delays and non-remittance of statutory deductions.
Dr Abidan Mwachi, Coast Secretary of the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentist Union (KMPDU), who announced the decision on Friday, accused Governor Hassan Joho's administration of frustrating health workers.
