‘Stay at home’ – KMPDU directs intern doctors to stop working immediately
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has ordered intern doctors to cease working over unpaid dues. The order to down tools comes after the tragic death of an intern doctor in Thika. KMPDU Secretary General Dr. Davji Atellah has since directed all intern doctors to stop working immediately, regretting that some have […]
Another intern doctor takes own life- KMPDU
The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Secretary-General Davji Atellah has revealed that another medical doctor intern who was attached to the Thika Level 5 Hospital has died. In a statement on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, Atellah indicated that the medical intern doctor who has since been identified as Francis Njuki Gashimo took his […]
Doctors warn of strike as pay negotiations with gov’t reach deadlock
Doctors have issued a stark warning that they may soon resort to strikes, sit-ins, and other forms of public protest if ongoing negotiations with the government over internship pay rates and collective bargaining agreements remain unresolved. After a recent series of meetings ended in a deadlock, the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists, and Dentists Union (KMPDU) […]
Betty Kyallo’s message to influencers following death of woman after cosmetic procedure
Media personality Betty Kyallo has urged influencers to take greater responsibility and conduct thorough research before promoting anything that impacts their followers, especially when it concerns medical or cosmetic procedures. This comes in the wake of a tragic incident in which a woman lost her life following cosmetic surgery. Betty Kyallo emphasized the importance of […]
‘We are willing to support the new CS nominee’ – KMPDU boss Davji Atellah
Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Secretary General (SG) DR. Davji Bhimji Atellah has disclosed that the doctors are willing to support the new cabinet secretary nominee for health DR. Deborah Mulongo Baraza. In a statement shared on X on Friday, July 19, 2024, Davji said the union will help Baraza in restoring […]
‘Medical personnel providing critical emergency care were also attacked’- Davji speaks on police brutality
The Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Secretary-General Davji Bhimji Atellah has revealed that medics providing critical emergency care to injured anti-Finance Bill protesters were brutally attacked by the police. Davji, on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, said that the police violence towards those who were there to provide help to the injured was […]
KMPDU to provide free medical services to injured protesters
The Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists Dentists Union (KMPDU) continues to stand in solidarity with the protesters of the anti-Finance Bill 2024. KMPDU Secretary General Davji Bhimji Atellah in a statement on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, revealed that as a way of showing solidarity, they will be providing free medical services to demonstrators injured by the […]