Nairobi doctors have finally ended their strike after signing a return-to-work formula with the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS). The doctors have been on strike since Friday over lack of comprehensive medical cover, arrears owed to locums, promotions and re-designations among other concerns. The inking of the deal came after a series of talks involving officials drawn from NMS, Nairobi County government and the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU). “On behalf of doctors of Nairobi County, we have called off the strike and we shall resume work immediately and shall continue offering work as normal,” said KMPDU Nairobi branch secretary-general Thuranira Kaugiria. He said promotions must reflect on the September payroll, salaries be paid fifth of every month and no union officials be victimised.

Source: Daily Nation August 26, 2020 17:48 UTC