A meeting held on Monday between the Ministry of Health, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, and officials from the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists, and Dentists Union (KMPDU) bore no substantial fruit, leaving Kenyans seeking healthcare in limbo.
The meeting, which brought together stakeholders such as the Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN), the Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO), KMPDU, and United Kingdom Community Servers (UKCS), was expected to address the plight of 8,571 Universal Health Coverage (UHC) staff and a five-year-old healthcare crisis.
Instead, it underscored the government's perceived helplessness and lack of urgency in addressing the nation's pressing healthcare challenges.
According to officials from UHC, the parties involved in the meeting failed to reach an agreement, forcing the workers to continue with the strike.
