Amid a looming ultimatum from the Employment and Labour Relations Court, the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has announced plans to establish a unified Return to Work Formula (RTWF) within the next 48 hours. The impasse between the doctors' union and the government reached a critical point last Friday when the KMPDU withdrew from the 'Whole of Nation Approach' talks. Governor Wailes Ahmed Abdullahi and Council's Health Committee Chairperson, Muthomi Njuki, signing return-to-work agreement, May 3. Expectations that a return-to-work formula would be reached and deposited in court by Monday morning were not met, prompting the Labour court to issue a caution to the parties involved. Justice Ongaya of the Labour Court warned that if a return-to-work formula is not agreed upon, the court will intervene and make a decision.

Source: Daily Nation May 07, 2024 06:31 UTC