KMPDU Secretary General Davji Atellah injured during protests

The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) now says its Secretary General Dr. Davji Atellah was shot by police during protests over the delayed posting of medical interns.

KMPDU, in a statement released on Thursday afternoon, condemned police stating that Dr. Atellah was leading a peaceful procession when he was shot and injured.

“We condemn in the strongest terms the shooting of our SG @Davji by the police this afternoon when he was leading the medical interns in a peaceful march. The doctors of Kenya have endured enough! This is the straw that breaks the camel's back,” read the statement posted on X.

Dr. Atellah was rushed to the Nairobi Hospital where he is presently being treated for injuries sustained during the incident.

The KMPDU boss had, in a letter to the Nairobi Regional Police Commander, announced a peaceful protest in Nairobi on Thursday over the delayed posting of medical interns and the payment of fees for postgraduate students.

The medics marched from the Kenya Medical Association Centre in the Upper Hill area to the Ministry of Health offices and were thereafter to proceed to the Treasury headquarters in the city centre.

Dr. Atellah had last week threatened a nationwide strike if over 1,000 medical interns were not hired, further criticising the Ministry of Health for refusing to absorb the medics thereby denying Kenyans medical services.