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Terminally ill patients turned away at Kenyatta National Hospital as striking doctors dig in

James Jomba from Kirinyaga County, after he was turned away at Kenyatta National Hospital. [PHOTOS: KEVIN TUNOI AND WILLIS ODIWUOR/ STANDARD]

Patients, including the terminally ill, were turned away at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) as the health workers' strike entered the second day yesterday.

Those who had been scheduled for check-ups and other medical procedures had to go back home to seek treatment in private hospitals with reports that a handful of nurses were attending to emergency cases.

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