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.