[Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) Chief Executive Officer Lily Koros addressing press, March 8, 2017. Photo/the-star.co.ke]
The Ministry of Health has started implementing sacking threats by president Uhuru Kenyatta and the Council of Governors (CoG), against doctors.
The two had warned that striking doctors risked losing their jobs if they do not resume duty, since they declined a 40 per cent salary hike offer, from the government.The doctors who kicked off their strike, December 5, 2016, are demanding for a 300 per cent salary increment and implementation of a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) signed in 2013.The Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) was the first to sack 12 doctors, for participating in the strike.
KNH Chief Executive Officer Lily Koros said the 12 were relieved off their duties since they were warned against taking part in the strike, December 3, 2016.''48 doctors were issued with show-cause letters to explain why they should not be sacked for taking part in an illegal strike, in January. They also risk sacking if the ultimatum elapses if they are yet to report to work,'' she said, Wednesday.Koros warned that medics who would not honour the warning and report to work, would face disciplinary actions.''This includes summary dismissal, eviction from hospital quarters and other administrative action. We have already asked the 12 to pack out from the hospital quarters since they are no longer our employees,'' she added, when addressing the press in Nairobi.This even as the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, issued a five day ultimatum to its doctors to resume duty, failure to which, they would face the axe.