Kenya: Patients Stranded As Nationwide Doctors’ Strike Kicks Off

Nairobi — Patients have been stranded in various hospitals across the country as the doctors’ strike by Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) kicked off Thursday despite a court order declaring it illegal.

Patients seeking treatment at various public facilities were turned away and referred to other private institutions.

The patients who turned up in Nakuru, Mombasa and Nyeri County Hospitals appealed to the county administration to urgently find a solution to the crisis and end…