Tana River Governor Hussein Dado has cautioned doctors against downing their tools for the second time.
Speaking on Saturday in Bura Constituency, Dado said his administration would sack its twelve doctors attached to the county's public hospitals, observing that the medics' welfare had been improved.
He further noted that the county government would pay the doctors' salaries in full for the 100 days they were on strike as directed by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
"We have no intention to punish our doctors for taking part in the recent strike and that is why we paid them even when they were not working," he said.
"I wish to make it clear to them that we will not accept any further strike that would affect our efforts to provide quality health care to our people. We will be forced to sack them and hire foreign ones," he added.
The County chief further urged the doctors to be dedicated to their duties as his administration seeks to improve the health care system.