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Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) deputy secretary Dennis Miskellah,addresses press on 3rd December 2024 at Blue Violet Plaza in Nairobi.KMPDU have issue a strike notice,which will kick off on 22nd December in solidarity with medical interns who will go on strike from Thursday this week to pile pressure on government to pay their four months salaries arrears. [Edward Kiplimo,Standard]
On Saturday, Mercy Kibon* took her son to Kibra Kianda Level 4 Hospital with a fever and difficulty in breathing.
They found no healthcare workers since they were on strike. In despair, she sought help at a private clinic, where her son was diagnosed with pneumonia and immediately placed on treatment.
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