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A section of the striking nurses at Kenyatta National Hospital on Monday, April 13, 2026. [Juliet Omelo, Standard]
Services at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) were on Monday paralysed after nurses downed their tools, triggering a fresh labour crisis at the country's largest referral facility.
Patients were left stranded across multiple departments as the industrial action took effect, with nurses citing long-standing grievances over delayed salaries, unremitted statutory deductions, and heavy workloads.
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