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Healthcare crisis looms as Machakos nurses begin strike

Secretary General of Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN) Machakos County chapter, Michael Saka. [Erastus Mulwa/Standard]

A major crisis in the public healthcare system is looming after nurses announced the withdrew their services on August 7th, 2025.

Addressing the media Thursday evening at Machakos level 5 hospital, Secretary General of Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN) Machakos County chapter, Michael Saka, said the nursing fraternity took the action after talks with the employer, the county government, collapsed.

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