A section of Senators have called upon the doctors and clinical officers to resume work as their union leaders are engaged by the government which is ready to meet their needs.
Senator Jackson Mandago said that the government is committed to ensuring that the health officers' plight is addressed as it is a listening government but in the meantime, they should also honour their commitment to save people's lives.
He spoke at Kiambu Level 5 Referral Hospital in Kiambu town on Tuesday during a visit to the hospital by the Senate Health Committee.
Senator Miriam Omar, the vice chairperson of the Senate Health Committee said that it is unfair that mothers are giving birth at home due to the ongoing strike.
In the latest development, the doctors' union said it will not compromise until the elephant in the room - posting of interns - is fully addressed.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union SG Davji Atellah said they will not abandon the interns, terming them vulnerable.
"Dear government, the doctors are saying that since you have publicly said that you conceded to 18 of our 19 demands (except internship), kindly take back the 18 and give us the 1," Atellah said.
"As a community, we are not used to abandoning the most vulnerable, and to us, interns are currently very vulnerable."
The doctors have now been on strike for 41 days since March 14, 2024, paralysing service provision across all public health facilities.
