Secret blame games and arm-twisting behind prolonged doctors' strike
From left: Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria, Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha, Head of Public Service Felix Koskei, and Chairperson of the Council of Governors Anne Waiguru address the media on the doctors’ strike at Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi April 22.
The doctors’ absence from the meeting underlines the deepening gulf between the health professionals and the authorities.
The government had earlier expressed optimism that the strike would be called off, citing a successful three-day.
A return to work formula drawn up by representatives of both sides is now being discussed by the doctors' union.
A desperate attempt to have doctors call off their strike flopped last night when they failed to turn up for a crucial meeting called by Head of Public Service Felix Koskei.
The doctors said the decision on whether or not to call off the strike rested entirely with their union's National Advisory Council. They said that was more important than attending a meeting with no concrete way forward.
