On Saturday, April 6, the Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) announced plans to mediate talks between the doctors and the government to end the ongoing strike.
Atwoli speaking during the COTU steward's meeting decried accusations levelled against him of keeping quiet on the ongoing doctors' strike.
According to Atwoli, he had already initiated a plan with his colleague workers in COTU to help resolve the escalating stalemate.
The Secretary-General announced he had already contacted the Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha concerning the planned talks.
He further noted that he would similarly contact the leadership of the Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) to initiate the truce.
However, the Secretary-General maintained that the organisation would only give its stand on the matter and the two rival parties would then decide on whether to bury the hatchet or not.
“We cannot make a decision for the government or doctors but we can narrow the gap on issues and get a Return to Work Formula,” Atwoli stated.
"And this morning I came late because of the doctors' strike, and now people are saying Atwoli is not talking but we are consulting and I have been in touch with the minister this morning," he added.
Atwoli's sentiments come against the backdrop of Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka's call for a truce between the doctors and the government.
"We are losing so many lives and somebody somewhere should have a heart of flesh and not a heart of stone," noted Kalonzo.
According to him, a doctors' strike was not a normal thing and urged both parties to quickly resolve their differences and save Kenyans from suffering.
The pronouncements by Atwoli and Kalonzo come days after doctors rejected the Ksh2.4 billion offer by the government with KMPDU leaders citing the amount as insufficient.
