Senate Health committee chairman Wilfred Machage, the senator from Migori, was right when he yesterday described the national government’s withdrawal of a Sh14.5 billion offer to the strike doctors as drastic. Making it clear that he did not agree with the strikers’ uncompromising stand, he called on government to give them a second chance and reconsider the withdrawal of the offer. KMPDU has urged that the doctors be given a second chance to resolve the issue. The doctors may not be paid as well as MPs, but they are paid more than most middle class Kenyans earn and they should pursue a compromise that enables them to return to work and alleviate the mass suffering across Kenya. President Kenyatta needs to reinstate the offer and meet the medics halfway.

Source: The Star March 09, 2017 20:46 UTC