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India rejects Kenya call for doctors as more die over strike

Doctors shout as they march on streets after the ruling on Kenya medical practitioners and dentist union for failing to to appear in court for sentencing.The officials were given a two week window to resolve the stale mate 12/1/2017 PHOTO BY GEORGE NJUNGE

It is now emerging India turned down a request by Kenya for doctors to replace those on strike during President Uhuru Kenyatta’s just-concluded visit to New Delhi.

The news broke on a day the health crisis deepened as doctors vowed to ignore a court order requiring them to return to work.

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