‘Enough is enough’: Kenya nurses strike over pay and working conditions
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- westmeathindependent.ieseen 4 Oct, 08:15description edited
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Nursing and midwifery managers and linked grades are to stage a lunchtime protest at Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar, today (Tuesday, September 29), as part of industrial action over proposed changes to pay and grading structures.Nursing and midwifery managers and linked grades have postponed a lunchtime protest at Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar, tomorrow (Tuesday, September 29), as part of industrial action over proposed changes to pay and grading structures.
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Strike action: HSE braced for ‘widespread disruption’ and requests non-union staff to cross picket lines
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Tue, 25 August 2026
1 report- Al Jazeera English09:05first to report
Shiru Kihara, a nurse in Kenya, explains why she and thousands of other nurses are on strike demanding fair pay.
Wed, 26 August 2026
1 report- standardmedia.co.ke03:00
Kenya’s nurses and midwives have intensified pressure on governors as their nationwide strike enters its 29th day.
Mon, 31 August 2026
1 report- AllAfrica07:55
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has urged the Council of Governors (CoG) and the nurses' union to urgently resolve the ongoing strike, warning that prolonged disruption of health services could undermine Kenya's development agenda.
Thu, 3 September 2026
1 report- krcrtv.com23:14
Nurses and other health care workers at Shasta Regional Medical Center walked off the job for a one-day strike Thursday—the second strike this year...
Mon, 7 September 2026
2 reports- capitalfm.africa03:58
Embu Governor Cecily Mbarire confirmed that the Council of Governors (CoG) will meet Ruto and other national government leaders under the National and County Governments Co-ordination Summit on September 7.
- AllAfrica05:24
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto and governors are set to hold talks on Monday as pressure mounts to resolve the nationwide nurses' strike that has disrupted healthcare services across Kenya.
Tue, 8 September 2026
1 report- capitalfm.africa16:23
Nurses in Nairobi are carrying placards with messages including, “Punda Amechoka, COG Do Something Now” and “Implement the RTWA 2017 Now,” directed at the Council of Governors.
Wed, 9 September 2026
1 report- AllAfrica05:36
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The prolonged nurses' strike is continuing to put pressure on Kenya's public health system, with essential services facing disruption across the country.
Thu, 17 September 2026
1 report- AllAfrica04:45
[263Chat] Health workers have warned of possible industrial action after the government failed to honour a promise to review health-specific allowances with nurses accusing authorities of repeatedly reneging on commitments.
Fri, 18 September 2026
1 report- smh.com.au10:05
If industrial action goes ahead, it will be the first time WA nursing staff have committed to a work stoppage since thousands of members went on strike across WA in November 2022.
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- brisbanetimes.com.au18 Sept, 10:05their copy
Thu, 24 September 2026
1 report- AllAfrica13:31
[Independent (Kampala)] Soroti -- Exhausted health workers at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital are being forced to stretch across shifts and attend to dozens of patients at a time, with severe understaffing increasingly affecting their responsiveness and interaction with patients, Parliament has heard.
Mon, 28 September 2026
2 reports- AllAfrica07:19
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Healthcare providers across the country risk being locked out of the Social Health Authority (SHA) system from Thursday if they fail to complete the contracting process for the new 2026-2029 cycle.
- westmeathindependent.ie14:30edited after publishing
Nursing and midwifery managers and linked grades have postponed a lunchtime protest at Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar, tomorrow (Tuesday, September 29), as part of industrial action over proposed changes to pay and grading structures.
Fri, 2 October 2026
1 report- highlandradio.com13:15
The INMO says it’s unacceptable that newly qualified nurses and midwives are not being offered jobs because of money issues in hospitals. The union says a number of its graduate members have not yet been offered permanent positions because some regions have gone over budget. This is despite substantial hospital vacancies around the country in […]
Fri, 9 October 2026
1 report- breakingnews.ie20:01removed by the outlet
Strike action: HSE braced for ‘widespread disruption’ and requests non-union staff to cross picket linesThe HSE is bracing for “significant and widespread disruption” and planning to cancel all non-urgent healthcare services ahead of planned public sector strikes next Wednesday, October 14.
Mon, 12 October 2026
1 report- lowellsun.com07:29
BOSTON — Brigham and Women’s Hospital nurses have postponed their indefinite strike and will vote on a contract deal with Mass General Brigham that leaves out a key demand, their union announced late Saturday night. The Massachusetts Nurses Association, which represents the 4,000 Brigham nurses who were planning to walk off the job Wednesday morning, […]
Wed, 14 October 2026
2 reports- shannonside.ie02:30
There will be major disruption tomorrow as over 300,000 public sector workers go on strike.Schools will be closed and there will be major disruption in hospital...
- thedailyblog.co.nz17:57
National has hired just 54 nurses in two years, and now it wants nursing schools to train fewer nurses altogether....
Thu, 15 October 2026
1 report- AllAfrica07:23
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nurses at Kenyatta University Teaching Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH) have issued a 21-day strike notice over unresolved workplace grievances, setting the stage for a possible industrial action from November 9, 2026.
Fri, 16 October 2026
1 report- scoop.co.nz02:30
Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa NZNO President Anne Daniels says a Green Party policy announced today would be good news for nursing ākonga (students).
Mon, 19 October 2026
1 report- AllAfrica09:18
[Premium Times] Health workers in Katsina have suspended their warning strike following Governor Dikko Radda's intervention, but negotiations over outstanding salaries and allowances remain unresolved.
Tue, 20 October 2026
1 report- blayneychronicle.com.au07:06
A temporary deal between doctors and a state government will prevent health workers from walking off the job,...
5 reprints
- maitlandmercury.com.au20 Oct, 07:06their copy
- merimbulanewsweekly.com.au20 Oct, 07:06their copy
- northerndailyleader.com.au20 Oct, 07:06their copy
- southernhighlandnews.com.au20 Oct, 07:06their copy
- bluemountainsgazette.com.au20 Oct, 07:06their copy
Sat, 24 October 2026
1 report- canberratimes.com.au18:30
Hospital services could be disrupted if nurses walk off job.
Mon, 26 October 2026
4 reports- AllAfrica07:03
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Public health workers have suspended their nationwide strike for 30 days to allow negotiations with the government over their grievances.
- AllAfrica07:23
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government and doctors' union will begin negotiations on a new four-year Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) on Monday, October 26, with the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) targeting a final deal by December.
- lbc.co.uk15:34
British Medical Association (BMA) announces industrial action on November 25 and 26 in protest over pay
- cyprus-mail.com16:20
Staff at the state health services (Okypy) will be staging a 48-hour strike on November 10 and 11 to protest the non-implementation of provisions included in their collective agreement that ended in 2025 – such as pay rises – and the deadlock in negotiations to renew it. The trade unions…