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Why doctors called off industrial strike

Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists Dentists Union(KMPDU) Secretary General Dr. Davji Bhimji Atellah addressing the media at their Head office in Nairobi on December 19th, 2022. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

A countrywide doctor's strike scheduled for today, Friday, January 6, was yesterday called off by the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU).

The strike was suspended after the government agreed to review the 2017-2022 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

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