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Medics on the street despite Kindiki's directive

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Medical graduates protested outside the Nakuru County Referral Hospital-Annex. [Hilda Otieno, Standard]

Despite the government's directive that the medics strike is in contempt, doctors and other health practitioners took to the streets on Tuesday, April 9, to stage a peaceful protest in Nairobi.

Led by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Deputy Secretary-General, the medics marched from Kenyatta National Hospital to Afya House in Nairobi, demanding that the Ministry meet their needs. They will be heading to Parliament Buildings this afternoon.

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