Cabinet Secretary Cleopa Mailu said that they had tried their best to talk with the doctors in vain even as the work boycott entered its 52nd day.
He said that the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union officials failed to commit to an agreed position despite the struggle to reach consensus.
"When a union agrees on a position and changes it the next minute, it becomes very hard for us to negotiate," Mailu said.
"That is what we have been subjected to as a ministry and a government for the last 52 days," a visibly frustrated Mailu told the media.
He maintained that the doctors were frustrating their efforts to come up with an amicable solution to the stalemate adding that it was contrary to what the party portrays to Kenyans.
"Mine is to let Kenyans know that those discussions have come to no conclusion as it is not their (KMPDU) wish to see the suffering stop," the CS said.
He said they will continue to engage with county governments to improve the services offered at faith-based hospitals as well as private clinics.
"We want to ensure Kenyans continue to receive services. We will meet with county health executives on Friday to chart the way forward," Mailu said.
It is not clear if they will meet union officials on the said date as the lot risks being jailed on Thursday, should they not strike a deal with the government.
-The Star