Doctors' union orders July payslip audit, threatens strike over delayed CBA pay
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has threatened a nationwide strike if county governments fail to implement long-delayed salary adjustments. The union claims all administrative and legal hurdles have been cleared, leaving no justification for further payment delays.
Why it matters
Labor disputes in the healthcare sector directly impact public health service delivery and highlight ongoing tensions between unions and government payroll systems.
Dr Davji Atellah speaking to the press in a past meeting. /KMPDU
KMPDU has directed doctors in all 47 counties to scrutinise their July payslips, warning that a nationwide strike would follow if county governments fail to implement long-delayed salary adjustments under the 2017–21 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) says there is no longer any technical, legal or administrative reason for counties to delay implementing the revised basic salary scales or publishing a clear timetable for settling outstanding salary arrears.
In a statement to members on Tuesday, KMPDU secretary general Davji Atellah said the union had exhausted every available avenue, including negotiations, legal action and engagements with the national government, county governments and independent constitutional commissions.
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