The current stalemate in the health sector can come to an end if President Uhuru Kenyatta can personally mediate in talks between doctors and their employer.
According to Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli, this will be the fastest way to address the issues raised by doctors.
In a statement sent to newsrooms, Atwoli urged the Head of State to take drastic measures to address the health sector crisis.
"COTU now calls upon the President to personally intervene in the matter and initiate immediate dialogue between the striking doctors and the government. Kenyans are dying in our hospitals and nobody seems to care," stated Atwoli.
He added: "We are urging both parties to respect our enormous Industrial Relations Machinery which if properly utilised, there would be no need of referring matters to the courts."
The head of workers umbrella body also asked the courts to reconcile both parties so as to bring the strike to an end.
"COTU is also appealing to the courts to be lenient towards the striking workers and play a reconciliatory role instead of being punitive", Atwoli added.
The medics downed their tools weeks ago, saying they want the 2013 CBA implemented. The Labour court has found Kenya Medical, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) officials guilty of contempt for refusing to suspend their strike as ordered.
Justice Hellen Wasilwa said top doctors’ union officials disobeyed the court when they called the national job boycott on December 5.
The court had on December 1 ordered the union to put off the industrial action for 30 days to allow room for talks.