Kiambu hospitals brave strike, serve 1.5m patients

KMPDU led by SG Davji Atella, his deputy Dennis Miskellah, and chairman Abidan Mwachi during am meeting with striking Kiambu doctors in Nairobi on July 21st 2025. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

Public hospitals in Kiambu County treated more than 1.5 million patients between January and September this year, reflecting a growing influx of clients from neighbouring counties seeking medical services.

County health data shows that 119 public hospitals provided outpatient services to 1,432,087 patients, while 36,932 were admitted during the nine-month period, despite the county’s bed capacity of only 1,600.