Kenyan doctors have resumed work after 56 days of industrial action after agreeing a return-to-work deal with the government that will see outstanding salary arrears settled in the next financial year.
After a series of failed talks and mounting tensions the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU), which has over 7000 members, agreed to call off the strike on 8 May after two days and nights of negotiations.
The two parties were rushing to beat a deadline handed down by the Employment and Labour Relations Court. They had 48 hours from 6 May to reach a return-to-work formula or face the court’s ruling on ending the dispute. The Federation of …