Nairobi County health workers staged protests on Thursday, October 2, over three months of delayed salaries, threatening to halt services across health facilities. The county government stated that two months' salary had been paid that day, with outstanding arrears to be cleared within one week.

• Seven health unions marched from Jeevanjee Gardens to the Nairobi County offices, accusing the executive of betrayal and disrupting their lives due to unpaid wages.
• Dr. Malindi Chao, secretary, KMPDU Nairobi branch, highlighted issues including disrupted lives and the impact of loans, SACCO deductions, and suspended Social Health Authority (SHA) cover.
• Charles Kerich, County Executive Committee Member for Finance, confirmed the payment of August and September salaries, attributing delays to the National Treasury's release of the September equitable share allocation, expected this week of October.
• Separately, Members of Parliament from Kiambu County raised concerns over the deteriorating healthcare situation there due to a doctors' strike exceeding three months, reporting deaths of approximately 136 infants and over 20 mothers.