Kenyan Health Workers Face Violence and Repression During Peaceful Protest
Nairobi, Kenya – The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists, and Dentists Union (KMPDU) staged a peaceful protest to advocate for the release of allocated funds for interns’ deployment and payment of post-graduate fees, crucial for the country’s healthcare system. The protest took a violent turn when repressive actions by Kenyan authorities led to KMPDU General Secretary Dr. Davji Bhimji Attellah sustaining a severe head injury from a projectile, believed to be a teargas canister, and requiring …