Kenyan doctors end strike after deal with government

Kenya’s nearly two-month-old doctors strike ended Wednesday after the doctors signed a back-to-work agreement. They have been on strike for better pay and improved working conditions. President William Ruto appealed to the doctors to reconsider their demand for pay raises because the government could not spend money that it does not have. However, a court gave both sides 48 hours to finalize a back-to-work agreement, or the court would step in and impose a solution. Dr Simon Kigondu, President of the Kenya Medical Association, tells VOA’s James Butty, the strike was worth it because it brought the government and doctors to address the