Susan Nakhumicha Threatens to Recruit New Doctors Amid Ongoing Strike: "Interns Shouldn't Be Paid"

 

Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Susan Nakhumicha has announced plans to recruit new doctors amidst the ongoing strike. Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Susan Nakhumicha speaking at a past event. Ministry of Health. Nakhumicha noted that all public hospitals will carry on with services without any interruptions from the striking medics. How many unemployed doctors are in Kenya? Speaking on KTN News, the CS claimed that there are close to 3,000 doctors unemployed in the country "We are going to make all plans possible to make sure that services are offered. We have close to 3,000 doctors who are unemployed and we will not allow crisis to happen.  "This evening, I have given instructions to Kenyatta University Teaching and Referral Hospital (KUTRH) and Kenyatta National Hospital to recruit doctors and once we do that is it," Nakhumicha confirmed.  The CS revealed that Kenyatta Hospital leveraged 400 applications from locum doctors for recruitment, and services are ongoing. She reprimanded the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Union (KMPDU) for going against the court order requiring them to suspend the strike. 

by  Wycliffe Musalia