Monday, April 1, 2024 - Azimio Coalition led by National Assembly Minority Leader, Opiyo Wandayi, announced willingness to temporarily pause political hostilities and work with the Kenya Kwanza government to pass a supplementary budget geared at ending the doctors' strike that has caused a healthcare crisis in Kenya.
Speaking in Lugari Constituency,
Wandayi remarked that it was time that the ruling coalition Kenya Kwanza worked
with the opposition to end the impasse.
Wandayi further remarked that
President William Ruto should head negotiations calling for an end to the
strike.
‘The issue of doctor's strike is so serious that it cannot be whisked away.
"If it is a question of
budget, let us summon Parliament next week and bring a second supplementary
budget,” Wandayi remarked stating that drastic action needed to be taken.
While addressing National
Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula who was in attendance, Wandayi added that the
process should not be delayed further.
He explained that Parliament
which is on recess should be recalled to pass the supplementary budget that
would carter for the posting of medical interns and promote doctors.
“But before we do that, the
doctors' strike needs to be addressed,” he amplified the need for negotiation.
In mild praise to Health Cabinet
Secretary Susan Nakhumicha, Wandayi revealed that she had done her best to end
the strike although her best was not good enough.
“Perhaps the time has now come
for President William Ruto himself to come and assist you,” Wandayi told CS
Nakhumicha.
According to Wandayi, Ruto
should now sit at the apex of the negotiating table with Kenya Medical
Practitioners Pharmacists Dentists Union (KMPDU) officials and other
stakeholders.
Appreciating Wandayi’s proposal, CS Nakhumicha promised that she would work with Parliament to end the strike which is in its third week.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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