"WE ARE READY AND WILLING TO MEDIATE IN THE DIALOGUE PROCESS TO END DOCTOR'S STRIKE," RELIGIOUS LEADERS STATE.

"WE ARE READY AND WILLING TO MEDIATE IN THE DIALOGUE PROCESS TO END DOCTOR'S STRIKE," RELIGIOUS LEADERS STATE.

Religious leaders drawn from different denominations have called on both the national  government and the county government to engage in meaningful dialogue with doctors and other medical workers to end the ongoing strike.
Speaking during the convening of the 4th National Dialogue Conference in Nairobi, the leaders expressed their concern of the many people suffering across the country due to the strike.
"Also deeply saddening all Kenyans are the deaths and massive suffering arising from the ongoing strike by doctors and other medical workers. We call upon the national and county governments, as well as the medical workers, to engage in genuine and meaningful dialogue to bring the suffering of Kenyans to an end. It is painful for Kenyans to watch their loved ones die from easily treatable conditions. We restate that the religious leaders are ready and willing to mediate in the dialogue process."

Led by the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union, the doctors went on strike on March 15 to demand a commitment from the government to fulfill collective bargaining agreements signed in 2017. This agreement came about after all parties agreed to end a 100-day doctors' strike that began in December 2016 and ended in March 2017. The agreement defined the basic terms of employment and benefits for all doctors. It was to be implemented fully and immediately from 1 July 2017, but it was not.


The latest doctors’ strike began on 14 March 2024. The government and the managers of one of Kenya’s top public hospitals went to the employment and labour relations court to stop the strike. The court suspended the strike on 15 March. It ordered that employers and doctors agree on the number of doctors, dentists, pharmacists and specialist doctors required to cover public health facilities and provide emergency care. This was set at two medical officers, two dentists, two pharmacists and two specialist doctors per facility. The court also ordered that union and government officials attend conciliation meetings to get a return-to-work formula.The work stoppage has paralyzed medical services in public hospitals across the country.

In Conclusion, the leaders called upon Kenyans to arise and stand up for People Driven Reforms, adding that elitist-driven reforms that only address the interests of the political elite must be resisted. The leaders as well urged Kenyans to always stand for justice, unity, democracy and liberty of all.

Religious Leaders drawn from the National Council of Churches of Kenya, the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops, and the Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims, convened the 4th National Dialogue Conference at Ufungamano House, Nairobi, over the last two days.
The goal of the 4th National Dialogue Conference was to review the report presented to Parliament by the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO) as well as the attendant Parliamentary Bills.


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