In Kenya, a doctors' strike has persisted for over 50 days, with President William Ruto urging the medical professionals to return to work, promising that the government will address their concerns. The strike centers on 19 key issues, of which the government claims to have resolved 17. However, financial constraints prevent addressing the remaining two. Ruto emphasized the government's inability to exceed its financial means and the importance of expanding the tax base. He also dismissed the demands for increased pay for intern doctors. The High Court has intervened, ordering the government and the doctors to sign a return-to-work agreement by the upcoming Monday.
Doctors' strike case: Court refuses to order striking doctors to call off strike. Government, unions to appear Monday to sign return to work formula #Tonight @SamGituku https://t.co/ciDPpanme5
High Court orders Gov't, doctors to sign return-to-work formula by Monday https://t.co/StOJuXbP0L
Doctors’ strike case: Government doctors ordered to appear in court on Monday. Parties expected to sign return to work formula #CitizenBriefs @Wycliffeorandi https://t.co/Ny9UVcS1CG
President insists all Kenyans must pay their taxes and urges doctors to go back to work. https://t.co/Mt3NMYl7yc
President Ruto: Calling me 'Zakayo' won't stop me from collecting taxes https://t.co/8BlYLNW6XH
President William Ruto has reiterated his resolve to bring more Kenyans into the tax bracket even as he once again dismissed intern doctors’ push for more pay https://t.co/ybiCjFXZml
The President said the government cannot live beyond its means and asked the medics, who downed their tools more than 40 days ago, to go back to work. https://t.co/Mt3NMYl7yc
President Ruto calls on doctors to halt strike, pledges to meet their demands later https://t.co/s9JsFnFpax
There's no money to pay you, President Ruto tells doctors https://t.co/Mt3NMYl7yc
Ruto firm on taxes, intern doctors' pay https://t.co/nPhj1fjFsK https://t.co/6BkeJuLy4C
Ruto Pleads With Doctors: President Ruto calls on doctors to end their strike Ruto: Out of 19 issues, the govt has agreed to 17 Ruto: The rest is not possible due to financial constraints #JKLive @KoinangeJeff https://t.co/cjeqGzogsl
President Ruto: Calling me 'Zakayo' is not a problem, as long as we pay taxes https://t.co/PSwBIc6JJO https://t.co/zrQn4efsGT
Ruto to striking doctors: Go back to work, we will sort things out https://t.co/Cg1g9wOMVV
Eye on Africa - Kenya's striking doctors continue to hold out after 50 days of industrial action ➡️ https://t.co/5sMOT7YCkK https://t.co/EMD6EUxuhu