{"id":13552,"date":"2024-02-29T13:49:22","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T13:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/?p=13552"},"modified":"2024-02-29T13:49:29","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T13:49:29","slug":"the-kenya-medical-practitioners-pharmacists-and-dentists-union-secretary-general-davji-atellah-has-been-shot-by-police-leading-medical-interns-in-a-protest-within-nairobi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/?p=13552","title":{"rendered":"The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union Secretary General, Davji Atellah Has Been Shot By Police Leading Medical Interns In A Protest Within Nairobi."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/428491421_790005636481537_1625218761557617038_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/428491421_790005636481537_1625218761557617038_n.jpg 526w, https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/428491421_790005636481537_1625218761557617038_n-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 526px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Secretary General, Davji Atellah has been shot by police while leading medical interns in a protest within Nairobi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/KMPDU-SG-DavJ-Atellah-during-protests-in-Nairobi-on-Thursday-February-29-2024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/KMPDU-SG-DavJ-Atellah-during-protests-in-Nairobi-on-Thursday-February-29-2024.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/KMPDU-SG-DavJ-Atellah-during-protests-in-Nairobi-on-Thursday-February-29-2024-480x240.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 700px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Union in a statement, condemned the incident and hinted at rallying its members to protest against the government&#8217;s indifference to the plight of doctors in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The protest comes after the doctors on January 31 warned of a three-day strike over the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenyans.co.ke\/news\/81238-health-cs-susan-nakhumicha-reveals-medical-interns-earn-ksh-200k\"> criteria used in absorbing medical interns.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Atellah, who led the press briefing on that day, issued a one-month window to the Ministry of Health, to hire the interns or else all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenyans.co.ke\/news\/97487-kmpdu-demands-ministry-health-withdraws-directive-medical-interns\">doctors across the country would down their tools.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the protest ended as police abruptly dispersed the interns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The KMPDU Western Kenya branch has since called for a crisis meeting to deliberate on the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Secretary General, Davji Atellah has been shot by police while leading medical interns in a protest within Nairobi. The Union in a statement, condemned the incident and hinted at rallying its members to protest against the government&#8217;s indifference to the plight of doctors in the country. 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