Titus Enko, a psychiatry nurse checks blood pressure levels of patients at the largest mental health referral hospital, Mathari in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, June 30, 2026.
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Wearing white and carrying placards, dozens of nurses took to the streets of Nairobi, protesting over what they say is the government's failure to address long-standing labor grievances.
Titus Enko, a psychiatry nurse checks blood pressure levels of patients at the largest mental health referral hospital, Mathari in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, June 30, 2026.
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Kenya's nurses have now been on strike for 44 days, and the country's health system is paying the price.

KNCHR said the prolonged disruption of health services was threatening patients’ rights to life, healthcare, emergency treatment…

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A 43-day strike by hospital nurses in Kenya ended on Wednesday after the government and union signed a…

More deaths are being reported across the country as the healthcare workers’ strike continues to cripple public hospitals.

Kenya’s nurses and midwives have intensified pressure on governors as their nationwide strike enters its 29th day.

KNCHR calls for urgent government intervention over nurses’ strike, cites reports of 79 maternal, neonatal and perinatal deaths.