| Updated Wed, March 8th 2017 at 16:16 GMT +3Chiarman of the council of governors Peter Munya (left) gives a gift to NASA principal Kalonzo Musyoka during the devolution conference on 8/3/17 [Photo-BEVERLYNE MUSILIWiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has said the national and county governments have no power to deregister the doctors’ trade union. Kalonzo scoffed at threats to reign on the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) terming it as futile and illegal. "We have read the papers headlines today that the government wants to deregister the doctors union and sack its members. Kalonzo criticized the government for failing to offer a solution to the doctors’ strike now on its 96th day claiming that there has been no goodwill from the state. ALSO READ: Kalonzo says deregistering doctors union is unconstitutionalCouncil of governors chairman Peter Munya said the two levels of government had begun dispatching sack letters to doctors and replacing them with medics, some to be hired from foreign countries.

Source: Standard Digital March 08, 2017 13:07 UTC