KMPDU Deputy SG Fired, More Doctors Dismissed As Counties Move To Tame Striking Medics

• Doctors working under KMPDU have begun receiving termination letters amid the ongoing doctors' strike
• KMPDU deputy secretary general Dennis Miskellah was awaiting reinstatement to continue serving as a doctor but instead received a termination letter
• The Council of Governors had earlier threatened disciplinary action against doctors who failed to report to work

Doctors under the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) have begun receiving termination letters over the ongoing strike.

One of those who have been sacked is the KMPDU deputy secretary general, Dennis Miskellah.

He claimed that he stopped receiving his salary 19 months ago and was promised reinstatement, but instead, he was issued a dismissal letter due to his participation in the current strike.

"It's okay, I know I haven't done anything wrong. I've never been caught in any disciplinary issue, but you know that the price you have to pay for liberty is to be generally vigilant," Miskellah said.

Speaking to NTV, Miskellah asserted that all doctors on strike know that to achieve their goals, they have to pay a price.

In a recent ruling, the Labor Court mandated that doctors resume their duties to address emergency cases while awaiting the resolution of their union's discussions with the government.

Presiding over the matter, Justice Byram Ongaya of the Employment and Labour Relations Court in Nairobi stipulated that a minimum of two doctors from each professional rank must be present at all hospitals designated as level III, level IV, and level V.

Governors threaten disciplinary action against striking doctors

Earlier on, the Council of Governors (CoG) on March 27 urged doctors to obey the court order requiring them to suspend the strike.

The CoG threatened disciplinary action against doctors who did not comply with the court order.

They further cautioned devolved units against assuming universal responsibility for the ongoing strike.

The council advocated for individual counties to address the issue by taking disciplinary measures against medical practitioners who neglect their duty.

What else you need to know about doctors' strike

• Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria on April 24 ruled out medical interns earning a higher salary, terming the demands as unrealistic.
• President William Ruto's Cabinet agreed that the Kenya Kwanza government could not sustain paying intern doctors a KSh 206,000 monthly salary.
• Trans Nzoia governor George Natembeya on April 24 threatened to hire Ugandan doctors amid an ongoing doctors' strike.

Proofreading by Otukho Jackson, a multimedia journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke

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