KWALE: August 8, 2025 Today, we celebrate a milestone in the fight for fairness, respect, and professional recognition for our healthcare workers. Kwale County has promoted 67 of 68 eligible doctors across all cadres, from Senior Medical Officers to Chief Specialist, fulfilling the Return-to-Work Formula signed on 8th July 2025, which ended a two-week strike by our dedicated members. The Promotions

KIAMBU – JULY 25, 2025 There Are No Kings in Kiambu and We’re Bowing to None! Doctors in Kiambu County have launched a full-scale demonstration, intensifying a legal and justified strike that has been ignored for far too long. At the heart of this action are longstanding grievances: delayed and denied promotions, lack of a functioning medical insurance scheme, and

NAIROBI – July 21, 2025 We have officially written to Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale at the Ministry of Health, demanding the immediate recall of medical interns posted to Kiambu County. We cannot allow young doctors to be deployed into unsafe, hostile, and dysfunctional work environments. Kiambu has consistently failed to meet even the most basic standards for healthcare provision. There

NAIROBI – JULY 21, 2025 On Thursday, July 24th, KMPDU will launch a full-scale demonstration in response to the ongoing health crisis in Kiambu County. Effective immediately, we are withdrawing all interns posted to Kiambu and suspending further deployments. If this crisis remains unresolved, we will escalate the Kiambu strike into a nationwide industrial action. Kiambu residents are suffering. Hospitals

NAIROBI – July 4, 2025 As Kenya grapples with an alarming surge in violent crackdowns; increasingly carried out through the use of hired goons, vandalism, and forceful suppression of lawful assemblies; one critical impact remains dangerously ignored: the toll on healthcare systems and frontline health workers. The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU), alongside the Kenya Union of Clinical

NAIROBI: June 30, 2025 Today marks a landmark moment in Kenya’s healthcare history, a day that will be remembered for generations to come. For the first time ever, over 6,000 healthcare workers, including more than 2,000 medical doctor interns, have been officially posted for internship across the country. This unprecedented achievement represents a tremendous leap forward for the future of

LIVERPOOL: June 29, 2025 KMPDU was proud to take part in the recently held UNISON Annual Delegate Conference in Liverpool, England, representing Kenya’s healthcare workforce on the global stage. Our National Treasurer, Dr. Mercy Nabwire, who also serves as KMPDU’s Head of Global Solidarity, attended the conference and shared insights into the union’s grassroots approach to organizing doctors across both

GENEVA – June 7, 2025 KMPDU Secretary General Dr. Davji Atellah and National Chair Dr. Abidan Mwachi are proudly representing KMPDU, COTU–Kenya, and Public Services International (PSI) at the 113th International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva. As part of the Committee on the Application of Standards, they are carrying Kenya’s voice to the global stage, advocating for: Stronger protection against

Press Statement: Kiambu Doctors Strike Begins After Failed County Engagement and Court Sanctions Strike Action

PSI Statement on WHO Global Code of Practice & HRH Strategy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWw24Xb3RXA GENEVA May 27, 2025 Public Services International (PSI) welcomes the Director-General’s reports on the WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel and the Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health (HRH). We commend the acknowledgment of current implementation challenges and strongly support the

May 22, 2025 Another win for our doctors and a reminder that collective action delivers results! All 21 consultants in Tharaka Nithi County have officially been promoted from Job Group Q to S, a long-overdue recognition of their service and expertise. 11 promotion letters have been issued The remaining 10 letters will be released in June This success stems directly from

Every year, thousands of brilliant, passionate young doctors begin their careers as medical interns, full of potential, yet entering a system that too often overlooks, underpays, or undervalues them. Many of these doctors navigate the early stages of their careers alone, unaware of the protective power of collective action. Without early union engagement, they risk being isolated in a fragmented