New pay package for Kenyan doctors to rival South Africa and Namibia’s
Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists' Union officials Dr Chibanzi Mwachonda, Dr Evelyne Chege, secretary general Dr Ouma Oluga and the chair Dr Samuel Oroko lead demonstrations outside Milimani Law courts on January 31, 2017. PHOTO|PAUL WAWERU
Kenyan doctors will remain the highest paid in East Africa, after signing a return-to-work formula that will see them get an additional $560 to $700 a month in the form of a risk allowance backdated to January this year.
The agreement that brought to an end the 100-day strike which had crippled health services in public hospitals binds the central and county governments to increase the allowances. It also outlines a promotion plan and protects doctors who went on strike from retribution.
