In Kenya, a significant doctors' strike is ongoing, causing widespread disruption and fatalities as healthcare services grind to a halt. The strike stems from disputes over the implementation of a contentious 2017 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) concerning pay, posting, and remuneration of interns. President Uhuru Kenyatta has taken a firm stance, urging leaders who support the strike to ensure the doctors' demands are met financially. Meanwhile, the healthcare crisis has led to an increase in deaths, with hundreds of Kenyans dying at home, in private hospitals, and village dispensaries. Additionally, bodies are reportedly accumulating in morgues due to the strike. In a related development, controversy surrounds the newly constructed Bunge Tower, a project costing approximately Ksh 9 billion. Members of Parliament have criticized the building for poor workmanship, including issues with ventilation and small rooms, leading to reluctance among MPs to relocate to the new premises.
Ruto: There is no room for bargaining with striking doctors https://t.co/1pL0QYQWZd https://t.co/9gDVzf3882
Bunge Towers Controversy: Speaker Wetangula warns MPs speaking ill of Bunge Towers Senator Cherarkey raises concerns over construction cost Cherarkey: PSC should explain why Ksh 9.6B was used President Ruto expected to open Bunge Towers on Friday #JKLive @KoinangeJeff https://t.co/lyMdOPfCmp
President Ruto to officially open Ksh.9.6B Bunge Tower on Friday https://t.co/BVQ4taQNiw
- Kenya’s fuel remains the most expensive in East Africa. - Ruto: If you support the doctors’ strike, pay the money they’re asking for. - Wetangula warns MPs issuing negative statements about the sh9bn Bunge Tower Get your news updates #OnTheMove https://t.co/cyYKxbcEww
- Kenya’s fuel remains the most expensive in East Africa. - Ruto: If you support the doctors’ strike, pay the money they’re asking for. - Wetangula warns MP’s issuing negative statements about the sh9bn Bunge Tower Get your news updates #OnTheMove https://t.co/pcBrvO5OXX
“If you are supporting the doctors’ strike pay the money they are asking for,” President Ruto tells leaders. https://t.co/En6IukWIzp
Senators grill CS Nakhumicha amid doctors' strike Watch: https://t.co/L2NXKLVpZc https://t.co/gXaxf2BO4H
If you support the doctors strike pay the money they're asking for - President Ruto https://t.co/m9wheY37vF
Bodies pile up in morgues as doctors' strike continues https://t.co/OF4Egx4Q2t
Why MPs are reluctant to move into ‘swanky’ Bunge Towers https://t.co/mId6RGAJPm https://t.co/Hoza4GoiaW
Hundreds of Kenyans are dying at home, private hospitals and village dispensaries as doctors square it out with the government over pay, posting and remuneration of interns. https://t.co/T3CiU3H1UW
Bunge Tower of Babel: Uproar as MPs refuse to move into swanky multi-billion-shilling building https://t.co/DEely83aC3 https://t.co/7hZ9swM3pk
The slow, painful death of Kenyan man as striking doctors watched https://t.co/6Yiam8o1DA https://t.co/VcHRuAafTB
Uproar Over Bunge Tower Workmanship: MPs have complained of the Sh9 billion Bunge Tower being swampy, with poor ventilation and small rooms. #NTVTonight @jamessmat https://t.co/XiU5dxuG3C
Doctors' strike: Governors warn Gov't against implementing contentious 2017 CBA https://t.co/4gVjbz4ZGU