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But the police responded swiftly leading to the arrest of the two currently detained at Bungoni Police Station in Kisauni. We cannot know the exact number of the injured but so far seven people have been hospitalised, said Mumasaba who revealed that the operation to flush the gang members was still going on.
According to Kenyan Nurses Union (KNU) Mombasa chapter Secretary Peter Maroko the victims who were taken to different hospitals are said to have sustained deep cuts on their heads
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The brutal and equally ferocious, and indiscriminate attacks come at a time security reports have warned of the regrouping of criminal gangs ahead of the 2022 elections.
County Health Executive Godfrey Nato and County Secretary Joab Tumbo, who addressed journalists at governor Hassan Joho’s boardroom, said they finally agreed on all the issues that sparked the strike.
“We have sorted all the contentious issues and normal health services will resume from tomorrow,” said Dr Nato yesterday.
Tumbo described yesterday’s deal as a breakthrough, adding that the county administration has already issued letters of promotion to the health workers.
He admitted the strike was a blow to the fight against Covid-19 pandemic but noted that “this is now water under the bridge.”
Knun branch secretary Peter Maroko, whose union represents about 800 members, said the county government had agreed to release January salaries for his members in addition to addressing all the contentious issues.
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Mombasa county government has sacked dozens of doctors, including KMPDU boss Chibanzi Mwachonda and senior specialists for refusing to return to work.
In a letter signed by county secretary Jeizan Faruk, Governor Hassan Joho’s administration dismissed 86 striking workers for boycotting duty. Following the correspondence shared between the Department of Health and the County Public Service Board on the doctors strike, the Board, pursuant to Section 59 (1) (c) of the County Governments Act number 17 of 2012, hereby conveys its decision via Special Board meeting held on January 5, 2021 that 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, the devolved unit said.