KMPDU Heads To Senate With Six Demands Over Gov’t’s CBA Snub
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists, and Dentists Union has petitioned the Senate for involvement on long-standing issues.
In a letter published by KMPDU National Chairperson Dr. Abidan Mwachi, the union underlined three concerns mentioned in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that have repeatedly not been addressed.
“We write to inform you that we have officially petitioned the Senate to address longstanding issues regarding our Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA),” the doctor wrote.
Announcement
— Dr Abidan Mwachi (@abimwachi) April 13, 2025
We write to inform you that we have officially petitioned the Senate to address longstanding issues regarding our Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), which include:
1. The urgent need for comprehensive SHA insurance and resolution of cyclical monthly lock-outs on… pic.twitter.com/2wqaUJana7
Top of the list was the complete implementation of Social Health Authority (SHA) insurance, as well as a resolution to the monthly lockouts on the ninth of each month.
Second, the medics asked the Senate to intervene in the postgraduate fee payment delays and the MHCHRAC’s failure to convene needed sessions.
The national chair’s final grievance was the frequent delays in intern posting across counties.
He closed his statement by stating that the union would raise these issues to the departmental committee on health on Monday, April 14.
“This matter will be heard and determined tomorrow during the Departmental Committee on Health sitting, where we have been invited to present and prosecute our case,” he stated.
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“We are hopeful for a favourable resolution that will pave the way for meaningful progress. Thank you.”
The petition was filed with the Senate on March 18, and it mentioned the National Treasury, Ministry of Health, National Assembly, and SHA.
🔵 KMPDU Central Branch AGM Update:
— KMPDU (@kmpdu) April 14, 2025
The recent Central Branch AGM highlighted our unwavering commitment to protecting hard-earned gains. Among the most notable outcomes of the #2017CBA:
– Payment of Basic Salary Arrears: Doctors have received their overdue salary payments. pic.twitter.com/Fk2gXzCU92
Responding to Dr. Mwachi’s tweet, Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, who tabled the petition in the Senate, joked that the Senate was manually added to the petition, as opposed to the other bodies, which were typed in.
This comes barely a week after the KMPDU members in Nairobi called off a month-long strike after signing a return-to-work agreement with the county government.
KMPDU Heads To Senate With Six Demands Over Gov’t’s CBA Snub
