The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists' Union (KMPDU) wants the government to hire 1,000 doctors to help the country fight the rising number of coronavirus cases.
The union in a statement signed by Chairman Oroko Obegi called for the inclusion of Covid-19 in the Second Schedule of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 2007 and the creation of a Sh3 billion Occupational Injury and Disease Fund to cover all front-line workers.