[PHOTOS] Doctors paint Upper Hill white and blue as protests continue

The doctors carried placards and chanted songs as they walked around Upper Hill.

In Summary
  • Some also carried the flag of Kenya and whistles.
  • The strike entered day 9 on Friday.
by PERPETUA ETYANG
InPictures
22 March 2024 - 15:35
Doctors demonstrate on their way to Nairobi CBD to ask for the posting of intern doctors on March 22, 2024.
Doctors demonstrate on their way to Nairobi CBD to ask for the posting of intern doctors on March 22, 2024.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A

Doctors on Friday came out to protest over the posting of interns by the Ministry of Health.

The doctors carried placards and chanted songs as they walked around Upper Hill.

They wore white lab coats and blue disposable scrub capes.

Doctors demonstrate on their way to Nairobi CBD to ask for the posting of intern doctors on March 22, 2024.
Doctors demonstrate on their way to Nairobi CBD to ask for the posting of intern doctors on March 22, 2024.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A

Some also carried the flag of Kenya and whistles.

The strike entered day 9 on Friday.

A doctor with a message on his mask during their demonstrations to ask for the posting of intern doctors on March 22, 2024.
A doctor with a message on his mask during their demonstrations to ask for the posting of intern doctors on March 22, 2024.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A

Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union secretary general Davji Atellah claimed the union has in the past held meetings with the government but the commitments arrived at had never been implemented.

Doctors demonstrate on their way to Nairobi CBD on March 22, 2024.
Doctors demonstrate on their way to Nairobi CBD on March 22, 2024.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A
Doctors demonstrate on their way to Nairobi CBD on March 22, 2024.
Doctors demonstrate on their way to Nairobi CBD on March 22, 2024.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A
Doctors carry placards during demonstrations in Nairobi on March 22, 2024.b
Doctors carry placards during demonstrations in Nairobi on March 22, 2024.b
Image: COLLINS APUDO
The Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Secretary General Davji Atellah addressing doctors during the protest outside Council of Governors office in Nairobi on March 22, 2024.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Secretary General Davji Atellah addressing doctors during the protest outside Council of Governors office in Nairobi on March 22, 2024.
Image: COLLINS APUDO
The Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union Chairman Abi Mwachi addressing intern doctors during the protest outside Council of Governors office in Nairobi on March 22, 2024
The Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union Chairman Abi Mwachi addressing intern doctors during the protest outside Council of Governors office in Nairobi on March 22, 2024
Image: COLLINS APUDO

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Doctors demonstrate on their way to Nairobi CBD to ask for the posting of intern doctors on March 22, 2024.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A
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