{"id":2517,"date":"2024-03-25T09:28:47","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T09:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/?p=2517"},"modified":"2024-03-25T09:28:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T09:28:50","slug":"pleading-with-the-doctors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/index.php\/2024\/03\/25\/pleading-with-the-doctors\/","title":{"rendered":"PLEADING WITH THE DOCTORS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>JOY SITATI<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The doctors&#8217; strike enters its 14th day with no hope, the medics are loosening\u00a0their stand to resume work even as kenyans country wide continue suffering due to lack of the crucial services.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-69.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-69.png 735w, https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-69-300x184.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p> The Council of Governors health committee chairperson and Tharaka Nithi governor Muthomi Njuki now calls on the doctors\u00a0to resume work as their issues are addressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Muthomi accused the medics union of insincerity, noting that some of their members have been staying away from work while furthering their students but still drawing salaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week Thursday saw a grueling 7 hours session spearheaded by head of public service Felix Koskei that ran into the wee hours of the Friday morning but the talks between the government and the striking doctors broke down again leaving the health crisis unresolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The employment and labor relations court had on Wednesday directed the parties involved in the negotiations to end the strike and attend the Thursday meeting to elevate the suffering of patients who are unable to access medical services including basic and emergency services in various public hospitals across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Their grievances include<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-lack of comprehensive medical cover<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-persistent delays in posting and paying of interns<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-mismanagement of the internship programme besides adequate funding for the health sector with a specific budget commitment of 425 billion shillings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The parties agreed to form a 13 member committee with four persons from the union, three from the ministry of health and the rest from key stakeholders such as the council of governors. 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