Why devolution hasn’t solved the problems bedevilling healthcare

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Hundreds of medics participate in a demonstration on April 08, 2024 in Nairobi. PHOTO | BILLY OGADA | NMG

As the doctors' strike enters its fourth week, public hospitals are literally on their knees. Doctors resorted to industrial action to try to push the Ministry of Health to honour a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) made in 2017.

Their grievances include the delayed posting of interns, fair remuneration of interns, postgraduate training, employment of more doctors and comprehensive health coverage for all medical practitioners.

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