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More pain for patients as doctors in referral hospitals join strike

KMPDU secretary general Davji Bhimji Atellah (C) accompanied by other medical practitioners, addresses press on 18th March 2024 at Blue Violet Plaza in Nairobi. [Edward Kiplimo,Standard]

The crisis in public hospitals is set to worsen after doctors who have been working in referral hospitals announced that they are joining the ongoing strike.

On the day the doctors vowed to stay put, the court ordered them to appear for a meeting called by Head of Public Service Felix Koskei to resolve the crisis.

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