Doctors' strike cripples health services in Kakamega

Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa {left) when he visited beneficial of the ongoing free aye surgery programe at Kakamega county referral general hospital on Feb 3, 2025. [Benjamin Sakwa/ Standard]

Health services in Kakamega County were severely disrupted yesterday as doctors, including those on short-term contracts, commenced a strike that affected public hospitals across the region.

At Kakamega County General Hospital, patients were left with little choice but to seek medical assistance from private facilities, while others returned home without receiving treatment. Most public health centres experienced minimal activity, with critical services coming to a standstill due to the absence of doctors.