Nairobi, Sept. 8 -- Doctors have issued a strike notice over the withdrawal of special perks offer to medical staff in their fight against Covid-19.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) are protesting over the Sh3 billion allowances that was offered by the State in April to motivate the medical workers.
The State targeted the perks to last three months, but the doctors union wants the allowance tied to the end of the pandemic.
Kenya declared its first Covid-19 case on March 12 and the numbers yesterday rose to 35,205 with two more deaths reported, bringing the total number of fatalities in the country to 599.
"... the incentive of an enhanced Covid-19 allowance has been withdrawn with no commitment or ...