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Hospitals discharge patients as doctors' strike enters fourth day

An empty maternity ward at Kakamega County Teaching and Referee Hospital. [Nathan Ochunge, Standard]

It is a weekend of more agony for patients seeking services in public health facilities, as doctors continued with their strike amid a deepening impasse.

Health services remained paralysed in most parts of the country, with some patients seeking alternative options for medical attention as the strike called by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) entered day four.

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