Nairobi striking doctors tear-gassed
Police have fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of doctors striking in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. The medics, wearing white gowns and surgical caps, were demanding the government honour a 2013 deal to increase salaries. Dozens of mental health patients were said to have walked out of a hospital in Nairobi during the strike. Officials […]
Police have fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of doctors striking in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
The medics, wearing white gowns and surgical caps, were demanding the government honour a 2013 deal to increase salaries.
Dozens of mental health patients were said to have walked out of a hospital in Nairobi during the strike.
Officials say the action is premature and negotiations should continue.
They say doctors have defied a court order suspending the strike until the end of this month to allow for more talks.
But the Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists’ Union (KMPDU) said it had run out of patience after government commitments failed to materialise.