Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) acting Secretary-General Chibanzi Mwachonda is among 86 doctors who were fired by Joho yesterday.
In a statement by the Mombasa County Public Service Board, the doctors were dismissed from their services after they failed to return to work as ordered by the government.
“All the doctors who have failed, refused and/or neglected to return to work be dismissed from County services as provided for under section 44 (4) (a), (c) and (e) of the Employment Act 2007 which constitute justifiable or lawful grounds for the dismissal as highlighted in the Act,” reads the statement.
In the notice signed by Mombasa County Public Service Board secretary Jeizun Faruk, he directed the Health CAS to ensure that the sacked doctors received their letters and surrendered government property.
Thursday, January 7, 2021 – Mombasa Governor, Ali Hassan Joho, has cracked the whip by firing 86 doctors for striking and leaving helpless patients to die as they watched.
