Graduate doctors staged demonstrations outside the Ministry of Health Headquarters at Afya House, Nairobi demanding an audience with Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha.
On top of their grievances is the delay in being posted as medical interns despite having graduated and met other mandatory requirements.
They were also joined by medical students led by the University of Nairobi Governor, Faculty of Health Sciences Ramesh Saxena.
According to the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC), medical and dental students upon graduation must embark on a 13-month-long internship program.
“We hope that in participating in this peaceful protest, we shall secure the timely posting of these interns, and restore the faith in medical students for a brighter future,” Saxena remarked.
At the time, to avert a strike, CS Nakhumicha directed that all medical interns be posted in batches beginning January 2023.
The CS is yet to issue a similar directive on the protesting graduate doctors seeking internship placements.
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