Doctors in the country received the second and final batch of their long-pending 2017–2024 salary arrears, marking the end of a seven-year battle between the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) and the government.
Public Health and Professional Standards Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni wrote to KMPDU Secretary General Dr. Davji Atellah, confirming that the arrears had been processed and released.
“Following the signing of the Return-to-Work Formula and its Addendum on 19th December 2024, the National Government committed to settling doctors’ basic salary arrears for the period 2017-2024 in two instalments.
The first instalment was paid in December 2024,” PS Muthoni stated in a letter dated September 9, 2025.
“The purpose of this letter is therefore to notify you that the second and final payment has been processed, approved, and released.
By-product instructions have also been forwarded to the respective banks for onward crediting into the doctors’ accounts.”
Dr. Atellah confirmed that the funds had indeed reached members’ accounts, describing the payout as a “historic victory” for doctors and the wider labor movement.
“This marks a historic victory for doctors and the labor movement in Kenya.
After seven years of relentless pursuit, the second and final batch of the 2017–2024 Basic Salary Arrears has been released, and members have begun receiving them in their various banks,” said Dr. Atellah.
He termed the disbursement the culmination of the union’s push for the full implementation of the 2017 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and the Return-to-Work Agreement signed in 2024.
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