Doctors’ union secretary-general Ouma Oluga (left) and six other officials in the Milimani industrial court on February 13, 2017. PHOTO | PAUL WAWERUSeven doctors’ union officials spent their first night in prison on Monday for defying a court order to call off the nearly three-month-old nationwide strike. And despite acknowledging that talks aimed at ending the strike — which is on its 73rd day — had been ongoing, the judge ignored pleas to spare the officials. “They have not explained why they chose to obey part of the court order and failed to call off the strike as said,” said Justice Wasilwa. He said the team tasked with leading the talks had met until 1am the previous night and were hopeful of a solution.

Source: Daily Nation February 14, 2017 06:03 UTC