Azimio leaders have announced that they will join the striking doctors in protests if the government will not provide solutions over the strike that is on its third week.
Speaking during a press conference, Azimio co principle Kalonzo Musyoka accused the government of turning a blind eye to issues raised by doctors and instead threatening them to suspend their strike.
Azimio insisted that the government must honour any outstanding Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) between the government and the doctors union or else they will join the striking doctors in protests on the streets.
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“These disputes have not only demoralized healthcare workers but also impacted the quality of healthcare services provided to the Kenyan population. Failure by the KK regime to immediately resolve the health crisis. We will not hesitate to join striking healthcare workers on the streets.”
This comes after Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki declared the ongoing strike illegal and ordered police officers across the country to ensure that they mantain law and order against those attempting to stage the demonstrations.
“Gatherings, protests or whatever other action(s) in pursuit of grievances outside the law and in breach of court directives constitutional order undermines the Country and are, therefore, not permissible.”
Azimio further called upon the immediate resignation of the Health Cabinet secretary Susan Nakhumicha and her Agriculture counterpart Mithika Linturi citing incompetence on the duo.
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This comes barely two days after President William Ruto said that the government is too broke to afford to meet doctors’ demands, a statement that has been rubbished by both Opposition and the Doctors unions.
However, President William Ruto said that the government is ready to pay interns an ammount not exceeding Ksh. 70,000, an ammount that has been disputed too by the unions leading the strike.