The union wants comprehensive group life insurance for its members, more doctors hired and risk allowance.
Governors council chairman Wycliffe Oparanya said only the national government can address the demands of the striking workers.
A paralysis will hit public hospitals from this morning after the government failed to convince nurses and clinical officers to call off their strikes. Doctors are expected to join the strike.
The work boycott, according to Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU), will continue until the government addresses the doctors’ demands.
