KMPDU says doctors have not received risk allowances as promised

 

KMPDU Acting Secretary-General Chibanzi Mwachonda

 

The Kenya Medical Practitioner and Dentists Union now says that their members are yet to receive the welfare package that was promised by President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Speaking during a weekly press briefing, the Union has decried the slow nature in which the funds are being processed by the government.

“More than a month now, we have not yet received the monies promised by the Salaries and Remunerations Commission (SRC). This is not just a concern but a demand that the government honors its pledge, “said Dr. Mwachonda Chibanzi, the Acting Secretary General KMPDU.

The leaders however lauded the steps that Machakos County is undertaking by making sure the healthcare workers, who are on the first line of defense against Covid-19 are well remunerated. 

Similarly, KMPDU has urged Counties to increase the number of isolation beds to the minimum 300 beds as directed by the Ministry of Health. This including improvising with quality Jua kali beds.