The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has postponed a planned demonstration in Kiambu from October 8 to October 13, 2025, to allow for broader stakeholder participation. This rescheduling occurs as a strike by Kiambu health workers enters its fifth month and follows the redeployment of 697 medical interns from Kiambu County.

• The KMPDU also announced a nationwide strike in 19 days, condemning the Council of Governors (CoG) for its response to alleged deaths of 136 newborns in Kiambu County.
• The CoG Chair, Governor Ahmed Abdullahi, claims the Kiambu health system is functional, a claim denied by KMPDU.
• The union criticized governors’ "callous insensitivity" and "unforgivable hypocrisy" regarding the state of public healthcare, citing patients suffering in "dilapidated facilities" for 131 days.

The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has threatened a nationwide strike in 19 days, citing the alleged deaths of 136 newborns in Kiambu County and what they term "callous insensitivity" from the Council of Governors (CoG).

• The strike is scheduled for October 25.
• CoG Chairperson and Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi dismissed claims of infant deaths as rumors, asserting the Kiambu health system is functional.
• The KMPDU demands a public apology from the CoG, a full retraction of their remarks, an independent investigation into the infant deaths, and the dissolution of the Kiambu County government.

Kiambu County has vehemently denied claims by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) that 136 newborn babies died due to the ongoing health crisis, accusing the union of exaggeration and malice.

• Kiambu County Health Officer Patrick Nyagah stated that KMPDU has "doubled the numbers," comparing current figures to last year's when there was no strike, and highlighting that many alleged deaths were unverified or of casualties arriving as corpses at referral centers.
• For instance, Nyagah pointed out that KMPDU's figure for Thika Level Five Hospital in September was 36 newborn deaths, while the county recorded 11.
• The dispute escalates amid doctors' threats of a nationwide strike and follows KMPDU's demand for a public apology from the Council of Governors (CoG) and an independent investigation into the reported infant deaths.