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Kisii, Homa Bay medics stage go-slow over delayed pay

KMPDU Nyanza Branch Chairman Dr Onyango Ndong'a addressing the press in Kisumu. [Washington Onyango,Standard]

Patients visiting hospitals in Kisii and Homa Bay counties for elective procedures are being turned away after doctors cancelled the bookings to demand their salaries.

Grievances of the 240 doctors were addressed in a letter to Public Service heads in the counties through the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU).

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