Health Workers Strike Spreads as Narok Nurses Join Nationwide Industrial Action - July 2026

The nationwide healthcare worker strike continues to disrupt medical services, with Narok Nurses joining the industrial action. Patients in Turkana County are being forced to seek treatment in private hospitals due to the ongoing strike disrupting services at public health facilities. Meanwhile, Manyatta MP Gitonga Mukunji has urged Embu County to resolve the health workers' dispute, highlighting the growing political pressure to address the crisis. The Governors Council is heading to court as the strike persists, seeking legal intervention to resolve the impasse.