Siaya Nurses Protest 7 Months' Salary Arrears, Reject Return-to-Work Order - September 2026

Nurses in Siaya are protesting after going 7 months without pay, having rejected a return-to-work order issued by the county government. Services are slowly returning to public hospitals in Kenya following a prolonged nurses' strike that significantly disrupted healthcare delivery across the nation. Governor Abdilswamad Nassir handled appointment letters for 286 newly recruited nurses in what appears to be a separate staffing initiative.