CS Kagwe described the agreement as a win-win.
“We are looking at matters not just on the table but generally on how health can be improved,” said Kagwe.
KMPDU Acting Secretary-General Dr Chibanzi Mwachonda assured doctors that there will be no victimisation after the agreement and for counties like Mombasa, Nyamira and Migori with unique labour disputes, there will be efforts to mediate.
Dr Chibanzi Mwachonda and Health CS Mutahi Kagwe [Wiberforce Okwiri, Standard]
“I would like to declare that the strike has been called off,” said KMPDU Acting Secretary General Dr Chibanzi Mwachonda adding that the union will continue with further engagement to iron out all issues. While majority of the grievances cut across all cadres, no official from the Kenya Union of Clinical Officers or Kenya National Union of Nurses was present.
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Doctors had suspended their strike for 14 days to allow for more talks, but announced the resumption of the strike on Monday.
Clinicians and nurses began their strike on December 7 and have been in and out of a series of meetings since.
A majority of public healthcare facilities within the counties remained shut as patients languished.
KMPDU acting Secretary General Dr Chibanzi Mwachonda.
Covid-19 Numbers
Kagwe also reminded Kenyans that the coronavirus is still ravaging around, as 236 more people tested positive on Thursday.
The CS announced that the Ministry had conducted 3,773 samples in its latest statistics.
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Kenya’s confirmed cases now stand at 95, 431.
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(Bloomberg) New York state’s Covid-19 cases have reached a new monthly high. New York City hospitals continue to report increasing virus caseloads, reaching their highest levels since late May. Virginia reported record new cases for the second consecutive day. Minnesota surpassed 5,000 fatalities.
Germany identified its first case of the coronavirus variant that has emerged in the U.K. A study showed that the variant is 56% more transmissible than other strains, although there’s no clear evidence it results in more or less severe disease. China said it would pause flights to and from the U.K.