Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura has criticized medical doctors for their ongoing nationwide strike, describing their demands as unreasonable.
Speaking to the press on Tuesday, Mwaura characterized the requests made by the medical practitioners as ill-intentioned, alleging that they are aimed at undermining the Universal Health Care pilot project and the Social Health Act.
He argued that the terms outlined in the 2017 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), particularly the demand for medical interns to receive a monthly stipend of Ksh.200,000, are impractical. Mwaura pointed to the country’s heavy wage bill and existing debt as factors complicating the fulfillment of such demands.
