Azimio Coalition on Wednesday, May 8, issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Kenya Kwanza government to bring to a halt the doctors' strike.
Azimio principal Kalonzo Musyoka, while addressing the press in Nairobi, urged the government to take advantage of the 48-hour window given by the courts and immediately reach an agreement with doctors.
According to Kalonzo, if the government were to fail in heeding their demands, Azimio would mobilise Kenyans into nationwide demonstrations.
"We, ask the Kenya Kwanza regime to take advantage of the 48-hour window given by the courts and immediately reach an agreement with doctors that will see a resumption of normalcy in public hospitals," Kalonzo stated.
"Failure to which, we shall mobilize the public and other unions to join in a national," he added.
Azimio in its statement noted despite efforts by the doctors to end the strike, the opposition was yet to witness a commitment from the government to do the same.
In regards to the ongoing floods, the opposition team demanded that the government declare floods a national disaster and further revise the monetary allocation for the affected families from Ksh1 billion to Ksh7 billion.
Ruto was also accused of forcefully ordering the eviction of affected families from their homes without providing alternative shelter.
In particular, the government was accused of instigating forceful evictions that led to the death of a young boy who was killed by a bulldozer in the Mathare area of Nairobi.
"In light of the current tragedy, we demand that this regime adopt protective measures of early warnings and facilitation of relocation of communities in imminent risk of being affected by the floods," read part of a statement by Azimio.
The opposition team also called for hastened impeachment of Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi with the politicians urging the committee presiding over the impeachment to honour the impeachment notice.
"Linturi’s reign at the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has been an unprecedented disaster. Kenyan farmers were supplied with fake fertilizer," Kalonzo claimed.
The Azimio coalition further demanded an immediate investigation into the cause of death of Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Francis Ogolla.
