10/03/2025
Doctors in Nairobi took to the streets on Monday afternoon to protest over months of unpaid salaries, delayed allowances, and what they described as worsening working conditions in county hospitals.
The medics, who marched through the city, accused the Nairobi County Government of failing to honour past agreements, including the 2017 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), which guarantees timely payment and improved terms of service.
Some doctors claimed they had gone for years without full salaries, forcing them to endure financial hardship while still attending to patients under difficult conditions.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has warned that if the county does not resolve the crisis, doctors will be left with no option but to withdraw their services.
The situation has already strained healthcare facilities, with patients complaining of overcrowding, long wait times, and critical shortages of medicine and essential supplies.
Despite repeated calls for intervention, the county administration has remained largely silent on the matter.
Instead, doctors allege that some of their colleagues have been dismissed after raising concerns over their pay and working conditions.
With no clear resolution in sight, the medics have vowed to escalate their protests, setting the stage for a possible paralysis in Nairobi’s public hospitals.
