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Machakos medics call off go-slow after talks with Wavinya

Governor Wavinya Ndeti with the chair of Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union Dr Charles Okumu shake hands after a meeting with Machakos County Health workers regarding their promotion on July 13, 2023. [John Muia, Standard]

Health workers have called off a strike set for today after Governor Wavinya Ndeti worked out a last-minute intervention to avert a crisis.

The healthcare personnel under the umbrella of Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) suspended their strike to allow the county executive one week to process promotion letters of some 421 employees.

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