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All we want is framework, doctors say in softened stand

By Graham Kajilwa and Mercy Korir | Jan. 4, 2017
Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Union(KMPDU) officials led by Chairman Samuel Oroko addresses the media at Kenyatta National Hospital. (Photo:Boniface Okendo/Standard)

Doctors have softened their hard stance in the ongoing strike that has paralysed health services for over a month now.

Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Chairman Samuel Oroko yesterday told The Standard that they were not seeking the "immediate" implementation of a collective bargaining agreement.

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