Talks between doctors and the government hit a snag on Tuesday after the Health Ministry accused the medics of not being ready to negotiate in good faith. Cabinet Secretary Cleopa Mailu said that they had tried their best to talk with the doctors in vain even as the work boycott entered its 52nd day. He said that the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union officials failed to commit to an agreed position despite the struggle to reach consensus. "When a union agrees on a position and changes it the next minute, it becomes very hard for us to negotiate," Mailu said. Read: Court orders doctors' officials to call off strike or face one month jailAlso read: Striking doctors pray for union officials ahead of possible jail term

Source: The Star January 24, 2017 19:16 UTC