Striking Nakuru doctors resume work after deal with county government
A man sits unattended at Nakuru Level Five Hospital on October 2, 2016 during a strike by doctors. The medics have signed a return-to-work agreement with the county government, ending the 16-day work stoppage. PHOTO | SULEIMAN MBATIAH | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- The doctors' union on Saturday signed a return-to-work agreement with the county government.
- The county government had sued on Friday seeking to have the strike declared illegal.
- The doctors, through their lawyer Steve Biko, confirmed that an agreement had been reached.
Doctors working in public hospitals in Nakuru and who have been on strike for the past 16 days on Tuesday finally agreed to resume work following an agreement reached with the county government.
Through lawyer Harry Gakinya, the county officials have also withdrawn a case they had filed in the Employment and Labour Relations Court in Nakuru challenging the strike.
The county had sued on Friday seeking to have the strike declared illegal.
According to Mr Gakinya, officials on Saturday signed a return-to-work agreement with the Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union to end the stalemate.
“We talked over the weekend and managed to come up with a solution to end the stalemate.
"All the contentious issues pertaining to promotions, transfers and salary arrears were ironed out after the successful negotiations,” said Mr Gakinya.
The doctors, through their lawyer Steve Biko, confirmed that an agreement had been reached.
Justice Stephen Radido then directed that the medics resume work immediately.
The strike had disrupted services at the 145 public hospitals in the county.
