In the unfortunate circumstance that the administration is unable to present an actual proposal to remove the impasse, the Azimio la Umoja Coalition made the announcement on Tuesday that they want to participate in the statewide strike that healthcare professionals are organising.
While speaking to the press in Nairobi, Azimio, which was headed by Coalition leader and former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka, pointed out that the governing body was not doing enough to take action on the urgent concerns that were brought up by healthcare practitioners.
“These conflicts not only demoralised healthcare workers but also affected the standard of healthcare services administered to the Kenyan population,” Azimio stated in a portion of a statement.
“Failure by the KK regime to promptly fix the public health crisis… we are going to be ready to join striking healthcare workers on the streets,” Kalonzo said in his statement.
According to Azimio, the government is obligated to uphold any collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) that are still in effect between the government and the medical professionals union.
Azimio, in addition to calling for a strike by medical professionals, also demanded that the government take immediate action to solve the problem of bogus fertiliser and pay those farmers who have been impacted by it.
Furthermore, the lawmakers of Azimio demanded that the Health Cabinet secretary, Susan Nakhumicha, and her counterpart in Agriculture, Mithika Linturi, quit their positions immediately.
In response to President William Ruto’s comments on the walkout by medical professionals, Azimio also made a statement that was directed at President Ruto. The opposition leaders have expressed their dissatisfaction with the state governor’s remark.
“Finally, we’ve been keenly monitoring and tracking the behaviours of the KK administration upon these as well as additional national concerns, notably the high cost of living.”
The declaration made by Azimio comes almost two days after President Ruto made the assertion that the government is not now in a position to meet the requirements of medical professionals.
The president of the country highlighted the fact that the government was prepared to pay intern medical professionals Ksh70,000 for a period of one year while simultaneously advocating for a conclusion to the strike.
