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Doctors threaten to abandon hospitals if SRC abolishes allowances

Doctors hold a press conference at Lake Naivasha Resort on January 14, 2023. [Twitter, KMPDU]

The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) says its members are ready to abandon hospitals if the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) abolish their Non-Practice Allowance.

A Non-Practice Allowance is compensated for the loss of earnings medics forego while actively practising in the medical facilities.

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