Kenya’s doctors threaten to join strike by nurses, citing increased workload in hospitals

Nairobi, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's doctors announced on Tuesday their intention to join a six-week strike by nurses, citing an increased workload in hospitals due to the ongoing nurses' walkout. The nurses have been demanding the implementation of a collective bargaining agreement signed in 2017 after a six-month strike, which remains unimplemented due to budgetary constraints.

Dr. Davji Bhimji Atellah, secretary-general of the doctors' union, stated that doctors are overburdened and "cannot do the nursing jobs" as hospitals already face a shortage of doctors. The doctors' union has given the government seven days to resolve the nurses' issues; otherwise, the doctors will issue a strike notice.