The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the national government to resolve the ongoing nurses' strike, warning that doctors will join the walkout if the standoff continues. According to KMPDU Secretary General Dr Davji Bhimji Atellah, the strike has disrupted essential health services nationwide and left public hospitals under severe strain, according to Khusoko.

Kenyan nurses and midwives plan to march to the Council of Governors headquarters as part of a nationwide strike. According to a union notice dated September 4, cited by the Eastleigh Voice, the union intends to mobilise about 9,400 nurses and midwives, with 200 representatives drawn from each of Kenya’s 47 counties, for the planned demonstration.

A prolonged nurses' strike in Kenya is placing growing pressure on the country's public healthcare system, according to Capital FM. Nurses in Nairobi have been demonstrating with placards bearing messages such as "Punda Amechoka, COG Do Something Now" and "Implement the RTWA 2017 Now," directing their demands at the Council of Governors. The protesters are calling for the implementation of a 2017 return-to-work agreement. The industrial action has raised concerns about the continued delivery of health services in public facilities.

Kenya’s nurses are expected to end a five-week nationwide strike after the Council of Governors agreed to increase risk and uniform allowances, according to Tuko. President William Ruto confirmed the agreement and congratulated the parties, signaling a return to work after disruption to public health services. The reported deal centers on allowance increases, with implementation details still to be clarified by national and county officials.

Doctors in Kenya have threatened to join a nurses' strike now in its sixth week, citing increased workloads in hospitals strained by the walkout. The nurses are demanding implementation of a collective bargaining agreement signed in 2017 after a six-month strike, which the government says remains unfulfilled due to budgetary constraints. Nurses and other health workers demonstrated over low pay in Nairobi on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press.

During the celebration of International Women’s Day 2026 in Uganda, Kayunga District emphasized the urgent issue of lacking a functional ambulance at Bbaale Health Centre IV, which endangers the lives of expectant mothers. The event, themed "Scaling up Investment to Accelerate Access to Justice for All Women and Girls," highlighted maternal health concerns while health workers pointed out the critical infrastructure gap affecting emergency services.