Agitated Uhuru speaks out on flopping mediations on doctors strike.

President Kenyatta has termed the doctors demands as unfair to other public servants if implemented, saying the demands seem like blackmail. 

He has said if the doctors fail to heed mediations being led by religious leaders, they will have themselves to blame. 

He has challenged the medics to be true to their code of ethics and accept the fact that Kenya is a developing country and cannot meet all their demands overnight. 

"The government is offering an intern doctor better pay than a practising doctor in the private sector. It is unfair that most of the doctors are offering their services in private clinics, " he said.

The council of governors through its chair Peter Munya has termed the ongoing doctors' strike as the greatest challenge to devolved healthcare across all the 47 counties in the country. 

The council in its address at the gracing of this year's devolution conference in Naivasha said counties had witnessed tremendous reforms in the sector.

The governors say action need to be taken to avoid needless deaths arising from the strike even as mediation between the government and the doctors union flop repeatedly. 

"The very poor people are dying and a decision should be made to stop these needless deaths," said Munya.

Governor Munya pointed out that infant deaths have reduced by 39 per cent in every 1000 live births as a result of installation of incubators and other health infrastructure for maternal health care. 

Notably, in the address, Embu and Wajir counties had their first ever caesarian deliveries conducted at their county hospitals since independence as a result of the transition of health care services from the national government to the counties. 

Expectant mothers seeking expert help in hospitals at delivery has increased tremendously as reported by various health reports in the recent past.