Kenyan Hospital Lays Off 100 Striking Doctors As Nationwide Strike Doctors and other healthcare workers in nairobi county public hospitals have vowed to continue their strike action over delayed salaries and stalled promotions. the strike began on 19 december 2025, citing chronic nonpayment and unfulfilled agreements with county officials. Public hospitals in nairobi remain largely paralysed as healthcare workers continue with their strike, insisting that their grievances be fully addressed before returning to duty.
Kenya Doctor Strike The Public Caught Between The Medics And The Hundreds of patients who rely on nairobi county hospitals have been left with no option but to seek services elsewhere as another doctors' strike enters its 28th day. the doctors said the delayed payment of january salaries worsened the situation. Doctors in nairobi have called off their protracted 39 day strike after reaching a significant agreement with governor johnson sakaja and the national government concerning their long standing grievances. The strike by universal health coverage (uhc) medics in kenya escalated this week as hundreds marched to parliament, demanding permanent employment and unpaid gratuities. now in its second week, the strike threatens to disrupt hospital operations across the country. Public hospitals across nairobi have been brought to a near standstill as a prolonged strike by healthcare workers stretches into its fourth week, leaving thousands of patients stranded and unsure where to seek care.
Health Care Workers Strike In Nairobi The strike by universal health coverage (uhc) medics in kenya escalated this week as hundreds marched to parliament, demanding permanent employment and unpaid gratuities. now in its second week, the strike threatens to disrupt hospital operations across the country. Public hospitals across nairobi have been brought to a near standstill as a prolonged strike by healthcare workers stretches into its fourth week, leaving thousands of patients stranded and unsure where to seek care. The kenya union of clinical officers has put nairobi county on notice over failure to address clinicians’ concerns despite having been on strike since the 21st of april 2025. With nurses threatening their own nationwide strike on january 19, 2026, and doctors in multiple counties already on strike, kenya faces the prospect of a complete healthcare system collapse unless government acts decisively. Health services across nairobi county have been disrupted after members of the kenya national union of pharmaceutical technologists (knupt) and affiliated health unions withdrew their services, over delayed august salary payments. Health workers under the nairobi city county government on thursday, october 2, staged a picket calling for the immediate payment of salary arrears dating back to july 2025. the protest, organised by the health unions secretariat, began at jeevanjee gardens at 9am.
Health Care Workers Strike In Nairobi The kenya union of clinical officers has put nairobi county on notice over failure to address clinicians’ concerns despite having been on strike since the 21st of april 2025. With nurses threatening their own nationwide strike on january 19, 2026, and doctors in multiple counties already on strike, kenya faces the prospect of a complete healthcare system collapse unless government acts decisively. Health services across nairobi county have been disrupted after members of the kenya national union of pharmaceutical technologists (knupt) and affiliated health unions withdrew their services, over delayed august salary payments. Health workers under the nairobi city county government on thursday, october 2, staged a picket calling for the immediate payment of salary arrears dating back to july 2025. the protest, organised by the health unions secretariat, began at jeevanjee gardens at 9am.
Health Care Workers Strike In Nairobi Health services across nairobi county have been disrupted after members of the kenya national union of pharmaceutical technologists (knupt) and affiliated health unions withdrew their services, over delayed august salary payments. Health workers under the nairobi city county government on thursday, october 2, staged a picket calling for the immediate payment of salary arrears dating back to july 2025. the protest, organised by the health unions secretariat, began at jeevanjee gardens at 9am.
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