KMPDU officials when they appeared before the Senate Health Committee on February 7, 2017 at Parliament buildings. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTEKenyans have reacted with astonishment after seven doctor’s union bosses were jailed for a month for contempt for failing to call off the 72-day-long strike as ordered by the Labour court. On Monday, Employment and Labour Relations judge Hellen Wasilwa found KMPDU Chairman Samuel Oroko, Secretary-General Ouma Oluga and others guilty of contempt. The other officials are Daisy Korir, Evelyne Chege, Allan Ochanji, Mwachonda Chibandzi and Titus Ondoro, according to the union. You can't jail all the doctors #HealthCrisisKe — Sen Mutula KilonzoJR (@junior_mutula) February 13, 2017The imprisonment of KMPDU officials is a ploy to intimidate the already suffering DOCTORS.

Source: Daily Nation February 13, 2017 09:53 UTC