Consultant doctors also kept off their work stations, with only resident doctors attending to patients. In Nyeri, most private hospitals continued to operate before and after the appellate court ruling, with some admitting patients. THE CBA 7Some hospital officials said they would not down their tools in solidarity with KMPDU officials, also known as the CBA 7. That, he said, has been the case since day one of the doctor’s strike on December 5 last year. RUN AWAY“When the doctors were going on strike, they gave private hospitals as an option but what alternative do we give if we close down,” said Mr Muriithi.

Source: Daily Nation February 15, 2017 09:41 UTC