The Nairobi Employment and Labour Relations Court extended orders suspending the doctors' strike to allow for negotiations and agreement on critical services that must continue in the event of a strike.
Justice Byrum Ongaya said the reconciliation committee should move quickly and agree on the minimal safety services doctors must give in the event of a strike.
The judge said an agreement on minimum services must be provided to avoid strikes where patients are left unattended.
The services the judge said should be strictly maintained without rendering such a strike ineffective.
Ongaya gave the directives after Hellen Opiyo Commissioner for Labour told the court that the Reconciliation Committee meeting was held on Thursday as had been directed by the court.
"If the committee would be given more time, they would be able to deal with both issues on minimum service as well as issues that gave rise to the strike," Opiyo said.
The court further consolidated the case filed by the Kenyatta National Hospital with another filed by the office of the Attorney General and a third case filed in Kisumu.
The matter is to be mentioned on March 20.