Also known as: KMPDU Secretary General Dr. Davji Atellah
Secretary General of the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union, advocating for doctors' salary adjustments and workplace conditions.
'Set up Ebola quarantine facility in DRC, not Kenya!' KMPDU tells Gov't By Ian Omondi May 30, 2026 03:53 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter KMPDU Secretary General Dr. Davji Atellah addresses the press on May …
… Davji Atellah briefs the media on Kenya's unpreparedness on Ebola epidemic.[ [David Gichuru,Standard] Doctors are now demanding public participation in the planned establishment of a quarantine facility for American citizens infected with or suspected of contracting Ebola in the …
… In a strongly worded statement, KMPDU Secretary General Dr. Davji Atellah accused the government of engaging in “backdoor negotiations” and warned that the union would mobilise nationwide industrial action if the deal proceeds without public disclosure and reforms in the country’ …
KMPDU gives Gov’t 48 hours to make U.S-Kenya Ebola quarantine facility talks public By Joseph Muia May 28, 2026 07:20 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter KMPDU Secretary General Dr. Davji Atellah speaks at the …
… In a statement on Wednesday, May 19, the union's Secretary General, Davji Atellah, demanded the government deploy security to health facilities across the country."How are we meant to save lives when our own survival is constantly under threat within the workplace?" noted Atellah …
KMPDU pushes for 30% salary increment for doctors By Brian Kimani May 09, 2026 02:33 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter KMPDU Secretary General Davji Atellah speaks at the union's Annual Delegates Conference h …
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union has threatened to call a nationwide doctors' strike if county governments fail to implement long-delayed basic salary adjustments and clear outstanding arrears under the 2017–2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement. Union Secretary General Dr. Davji Atellah directed doctors across all 47 counties to verify whether revised salary scales were reflected in July 2026 payslips, warning of immediate industrial action and contempt of court proceedings against non-compliant accounting officers.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union has threatened to call a nationwide doctors' strike if county governments fail to implement long-delayed basic salary adjustments and clear outstanding arrears under the 2017–2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement. Union Secretary General Dr. Davji Atellah directed doctors across all 47 counties to verify whether revised salary scales were reflected in July 2026 payslips, warning of immediate industrial action and contempt of court proceedings against non-compliant accounting officers.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union has threatened a nationwide strike, directing doctors in all 47 counties to check their July 2026 payslips and warning of industrial action if revised salaries or a payment schedule for arrears are not reflected.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union and the Health Ministry have reached agreements on salaries, collective bargaining agreements, medical cover, employment and internship following a meeting led by Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale. The Ministry committed to activate the IPPD code to enable implementation of basic salary adjustments under the CBA and include 2024-2025 basic salary arrears.
Doctors in Trans Nzoia County have issued a seven-day strike notice to the county government over failure to implement a return-to-work agreement signed in February 2026. The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union says key provisions of the agreement, including salary payments and arrears, remain unimplemented.
Kenya's Employment and Labour Relations Court has struck out a petition contesting the outcome of the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union's April 2026 elections, allowing the elected leadership to proceed with advancing members' welfare.
Doctors in Kericho County have issued a seven-day strike notice, citing the county government's failure to implement a Return-to-Work agreement signed in March 2025 and address employment grievances. The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists' Union (KMPDU) says the county has not honoured commitments despite previous engagements.
Kenya's government, backed by Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale, says the country is prepared to host an Ebola quarantine facility announced by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in late May; doctors' unions and a majority of Kenyans oppose the plan, with street protests resulting in at least one death and a High Court injunction filed.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union has condemned the assault of a paediatric dentist, theatre staff and nursing team by relatives of a minor patient at Gertrude's Children's Hospital on June 5, calling the incident a disturbing example of growing workplace violence in Kenya's health sector.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union has condemned an alleged assault on a paediatric dentist, theatre staff, and nursing team members at Gertrude's Children's Hospital on June 5, reportedly by relatives of a minor patient. KMPDU demanded immediate investigations and prosecution, warning that violence against healthcare workers undermines patient care and creates unsafe working environments.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has urged the government and regional partners to concentrate Ebola containment efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo rather than establish treatment and quarantine facilities in Kenya, arguing that resources are most effective at the outbreak's epicentre.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union has demanded that the government hold public participation and fully disclose the contents of an agreement to establish a quarantine facility for American citizens infected with or suspected of contracting Ebola from the Democratic Republic of Congo, warning that secrecy has fuelled public anxiety and mistrust.
The United States government has committed $13.5 million toward Kenya's Ebola preparedness efforts as Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President William Ruto discuss the ongoing regional outbreak and public health response, with the U.S. also providing $112 million in bilateral assistance to the regional response.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union has given the government 48 hours to make public ongoing negotiations with the United States over a proposed Ebola quarantine and treatment facility at Laikipia Air Base, warning of nationwide industrial action if the deal proceeds without public disclosure and healthcare reforms.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union condemned a mob's storming of Naivasha County Referral Hospital on May 18 during fuel price protests, where a body was seized from hospital custody. The union's Secretary General demanded the government deploy security to health facilities nationwide, citing threats to staff safety and the disruption of medical operations.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union is pushing the government to implement a 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement that includes a 30 per cent salary increment for doctors. The union's secretary general noted that doctors have not received a salary increase since 2017, despite rising inflation and cost of living.