Nyamira doctors have said they will down their tools on Monday September 25 if Governor Amos Nyaribo fails to meet their demands of promotions and understaffing.
In a press conference issued on Thursday in Nyamira, the doctors led by KMPDU Secretary General Davji Atella said the have given notice to the county of the impeding strike.
The doctors said that their primary concerns that they have raised include delay in promotions and also a severe shortage of medical staff.
Atella has accused the governor and the county government of not honoring the return-to-work formula and a court order which were issued in 2021.
“This has left out dedicated doctors in Limbo with prolonged probation periods and no promotions for consultations and doctors for over eight years” Atella said.
The doctors have also said that the shortage of medical personnel has affected them by demoralizing healthcare workforce.
According to the doctors despite pressing need for additional healthcare professionals, the county has only employed 30 doctors to serve over 650,000 residents.
Also present at the press briefing were KMPDU Nyanza branch secretary and Chair Dr Aggrey Orwenyo and Dr Steve Onyango the chair
