Steve Onyango-Ndonga

Chairman KMPDU NYANZA BRANCH.

Resident Obstetrics and Gynecology,

Moi University School of Medicine.

Justice be our shield and defender

Dictum Meum Pactum

[KMPDU @kmpdu]

👥 #UnityInPurpose: TO THE FRONTLINE DOCTORS

To the Doctors of Kisumu and JOOTRH,
Thank you for your solidarity yesterday. We celebrated our wins but also face the ongoing challenges that threaten our profession.

JOOTRH: Starting Monday, 9/3/2026, we stand together against systemic failures—from payroll issues to stagnant job groups. We demand respect for the hands that heal.

KISUMU COUNTY: Growth has been delayed since 2019. In the final 37 days of our 90-day window, we seek justice. A demand letter will follow, and if ignored, industrial action will be our collective voice.

Thanks to Dr. Vitalis Ogola and Dr. Rombossia for their leadership. We walk this path for every doctor and specialist whose rights have been sidelined.

History favors the bold. Mbele Pamoja! ✊🏿

[Daily Nation @NationAfrica]

Cervical cancer is preventable. It is also treatable when detected early; yet too many women are diagnosed too late. Join us tonight for an X Space discussion on @NationAfrica as medical experts and cervical cancer survivors to break down prevention, early diagnosis and real-life treatment journeys. Joining link 🔗: https://t.co/dhapQRvPlj
📅 Wednesday, 28 January | ⏰ 7:30–9:30pm EAT
📍 @NationAfrica
#CervicalCancerAwarenessMonth #BeyondAwareness #HealthyNation

[Steve Onyango-Ndonga @onyango_ndonga]

Join us discuss cervical cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment on X space

[Daily Nation @NationAfrica]

Cervical cancer is preventable. It is also treatable when detected early; yet too many women are diagnosed too late. Join us tonight for an X Space discussion on @NationAfrica as medical experts and cervical cancer survivors to break down prevention, early diagnosis and real-life treatment journeys. Joining link 🔗: https://t.co/dhapQRvPlj
📅 Wednesday, 28 January | ⏰ 7:30–9:30pm EAT
📍 @NationAfrica
#CervicalCancerAwarenessMonth #BeyondAwareness #HealthyNation

[Daily Nation @NationAfrica]

Cervical cancer is preventable. It is also treatable when detected early; yet too many women are diagnosed too late. Join us tonight for an X Space discussion on @NationAfrica as medical experts and cervical cancer survivors to break down prevention, early diagnosis and real-life treatment journeys. Joining link 🔗: https://t.co/dhapQRvPlj
📅 Wednesday, 28 January | ⏰ 7:30–9:30pm EAT
📍 @NationAfrica
#CervicalCancerAwarenessMonth #BeyondAwareness #HealthyNation

[Simon Maechling @simonmaechling]

We need to stop treating fame as expertise.

[KMPDU @kmpdu]

📝 #KMPDU and Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (#JOOTRH • @jootrhkisumu) have signed a Recognition Agreement, formally positioning the union as a key stakeholder in JOOTRH’s transition to a Level 6 national referral hospital.

Why it matters:
- Ensures structured labour and management engagement during a sensitive national transition
- Creates a pathway to job security, standardized pay, and staffing aligned to national referral standards
- Establishes a replicable model for other county hospitals being elevated nationally

Key commitments:
- A Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) to be concluded within 120 days, with a draft due from KMPDU in 30 days
- Employer to provide full disclosure of human resource and operational data to support transparent negotiations
- Locum doctors to be considered for Permanent and Pensionable positions following HR transition and SRC grading

Next milestones:
- SRC led job evaluation and grading to define staffing numbers and specialist needs
- Staff transition and salary harmonization targeted for February 2026

🫆 #BottomLine: The agreement derisks JOOTRH’s national upgrade by anchoring labour stability, clarifying human resource planning, and accelerating CBA negotiations, while strengthening service delivery for the Lake Region and setting a national precedent.

[Doctoring Differently | Naomi Lawrence-Reid, M.D. @DocDifferently]

Because every Doctor should know their job options outside of full-time clinical medicine, here is my working list:

All are legitimate. All are still Doctoring.

1. Per-diem
2. Locums
3. Expert Witness
4. Aesthetics
5. Medical Writing
6. Tech Consulting
7. Veteran Disability

[Saul Staniforth @SaulStaniforth]

@carolin00723531 "This year 30,000 doctors applied for just 10,000 training jobs. Highly trained doctors who want to stay in the NHS are being blocked from progressing.. that means fewer doctors in hospitals and GP practices, and longer waits for patients"
https://t.co/dXiV19nFxv

[Steve Onyango-Ndonga @onyango_ndonga]

@therealKimondo @kahome_steve 💯 we are kept poor by design. This is one of the designs. Give you expensive loans at our unfair terms and with your resources as collateral.

[Amimi❤️ @Dr_Meenerh]

Doctors, remember, the Hippocratic Oath doesn’t just talk about patients.

It also says:
“I will attend to my own health, well-being, and abilities in order to provide care of the highest standard.”

You can’t pour from an empty cup.

[Daktari ya Wanawake @MiskellahMD]

Today we audited a maternal death in our facility. It is quite heartbreaking that women have to die while seeking abortion services.If the @MOH_Kenya is serious about reducing maternal deaths,then they must be ready to have this uncomfortable discussion on safe abortions.The more we bury our heads in the sand,the more we shall continue to bury young women whose only sin is chosing their dreams over motherhood.The church will wail,but that will not stop these young girls from seeking those services from backstreets and dying in the process. #Letthewomendecide #herbodyherchoice

[Steve Onyango-Ndonga @onyango_ndonga]

@KCBInKenya When is this getting sorted? People abroad are facing immense inconvenience. Cards not working. No one understands Swahili and my English has ended.

[Steve Onyango-Ndonga @onyango_ndonga]

@KCBInKenya what's happening? Ama tunaoshwa?

[kling 💜 @milaham_nk]

Dear academic doctors,

Dr. ABC ❌
ABC (PhD.) ✅

Prof. Dr. ABC ❌
ABC (professor of xxx)

Regards 🫶.

[KMPDU @kmpdu]

🙏🏾 • 🕊 We have lost a monumental figure, a titan of our liberation struggle, a fearless defender of democracy and a statesman...

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

Doctors are going to go on Strike again.

Nearly 50% of Doctors who passed their Medical Degree in the last 3 years are unemployed in the UK.

It used to be 1-2%.

Yet Waiting Lists are at record highs and not going down.

Why aren't they employed?

[Cyprian, Is Nyakundi @C_NyaKundiH]

The woman who complained that her child was being denied access through Ralph Estate’s gate has been summoned to DCI Kitengela. @DCI_Kenya Kitengela say she’ll be charged with “abuse of social media.” She is currently being held at the station.

[Dr Haseena Wazir @DrHWazir]

There’s a reason it takes weeks to see your GP & years to get your surgery.

The UK is an under-doctored country; yet thousands of doctors are being blocked from progressing to become Consultants & GPs because the Government has artificially capped the number of speciality training posts.

In 2025 alone, there were 20,000 more applicants than there were training spaces. Doctors are ready to care for patients; but they are left waiting, unemployed, or even forced abroad.

We are short of NHS doctors yet we’re still not employing the ones we already have.

This is the result of years of catastrophically bad workforce planning. @wesstreeting’s proposed plan for 1,000 extra speciality training posts over three years barely scratches the surface of the crisis.

If he’s serious about fixing the NHS, he must address this head on. Until then, both doctors and patients will keep paying the price.

[Dr Haseena Wazir @DrHWazir]

There’s a hidden crisis in the NHS.

Fully qualified doctors are being left unemployed because the Government refuses to fund enough training places for them to become consultants or GPs. This year alone, there were 20,000 more applicants than available posts.

At the same time, FY1 doctors carrying £100,000 of student debt earn just £18.62 an hour for life saving work. They’re asking for £22.67/hr, not overnight, but over time.

The message from doctors is clear; we cannot fix the NHS while the Government blocks doctors from progressing and underpays those holding it together.

@wesstreeting now faces a choice; fund training, fix pay, and end this crisis or the dispute will continue.