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Originally published by The Standardtop
May 20, 2026
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PSVs strike disrupts health care, patients walk to hospitals

Fuel protests and the matatu strike disrupted healthcare services nationwide, leaving patients stranded, delaying treatment and affecting hospital operations...
✨ Key Highlights
A nationwide Public Service Vehicle (PSV) strike, driven by soaring fuel prices, has severely disrupted healthcare services across Kenya, leaving patients struggling to reach hospitals.
- Patients like Imbusi Alusiola, an 84-year-old man needing urgent medical attention, are stranded due to the lack of transport.
- In Nairobi, patients like James Nyaga and Derick Ochieng were forced to walk long distances to facilities like Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), with increased fares for the few available options.
- Essential healthcare services including deliveries, immunisation, and ARV refills were disrupted at facilities like Forest Dispensary in Kakamega.
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