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We won’t back down, doctors warn State on looming strike

Doctors strike

Doctors demonstrate in Eldoret town, Uasin Gishu County on March 01, 2024, over the attack of medics' union Secretary General Dr Devji Atellah.

Photo credit: Jared Nyataya | Nation Media Group
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By  Mercy Chelangat

What you need to know:

  • Medics' union wants the government to allocate 15 per cent of its annual budget to Health.
  • Government has said it does not have the Sh 4.9 billion needed to hire and post medical interns.

The government has until Tuesday midnight to resolve issues that could lead to a doctors’ strike.

The medics are demanding the hiring of interns and at least Sh569 billion set aside as the Health budget.

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