KMPDU Secretary General Davji Atellah during a past event. /COURTESYMedical interns and Ministry of Health (MoH) staff who have experienced delays in receiving their salaries are expected to have their payments completed by Wednesday, September 2, 2026, the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has said.
KMPDU Secretary General Dr Davji Bhimji Atellah said the Ministry of Health had confirmed that salaries for all affected medical interns and MoH staff would be disbursed concurrently following engagements between the union and the ministry.
Atellah stressed that payroll processing was scheduled to begin on Saturday, with salary transfers expected to start streaming immediately after the payroll was executed.
“All funds are expected to reach your accounts by Wednesday next week at the latest,” Atellah said in a communication to members dated August 28, 2026.
Delays in processing payments, he said, had partly been linked to the slow submission of required documentation by medical interns to the Ministry of Health.
According to Atellah, fewer than 300 interns had returned the required documents to the ministry by the close of the July payroll cycle, preventing the processing of their payments within the expected timeline.
“Following our recent engagements with MoH, it has been confirmed that salaries for all interns and MoH staff will be disbursed concurrently,” he stated.
The union said the payroll would cover both medical interns and Ministry of Health staff, with all salaries expected to be fully paid over the course of the coming week.
The announcement offers a timeline for interns and staff who have been waiting for their delayed salaries amid concerns over when the payments would be processed.
Medical internship has remained an important issue in the health sector, with the placement, deployment and payment of interns frequently featuring in engagements between the government and health workers' unions.
KMPDU has previously pushed for the timely placement and payment of medical interns, arguing that delays can affect young doctors beginning their professional practice after completing their studies.
The latest update indicates that the Ministry of Health and KMPDU have held consultations aimed at resolving the immediate payroll concerns and ensuring that the pending payments are released.
The union thanked the affected interns and Ministry of Health staff for their patience as it continued to engage the government over the matter.
The projected payments offer relief to interns and MoH employees who have been awaiting their salaries, with KMPDU expressing confidence that the payroll process would be completed and all affected workers paid within the stated timeline.
Atellah signed off the communication by thanking members for their patience and wishing them a blessed weekend.
