Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union
Union representing doctors, pharmacists and dentists; currently campaigning for salary adjustments and enforcement of collective bargaining agreements across Kenya's counties.
… to withdraw their services over the weekend, accusing the county government of failing to honour a return-to-work agreement and address longstanding employment grievances.The strike began after negotiations between the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union …
… PHOTO | COURTESY Audio By Vocalize The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has welcomed the government's planned deployment of the 2026/2027 cohort of medical interns, describing it as a major victory born out of years of sustained advocacy and col …
… Audio By Vocalize The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has declared an end to the legal challenges surrounding its April 2026 elections after the Employment and Labour Relations Court struck out a petition contesting the outcome. …
Audio By VocalizeThe Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has declared that the ongoing doctors’ strike in Isiolo County, now in its 17th day, will continue until the county government settles all outstanding salary arrears and remits statutory dedu …
… Health workers under the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union and the Kenya Union of Clinical Officers have separately decried arrears of up to three months, while teachers in various counties report similar grievances. …
… rkers at Gertrude's Children's Hospital, calls for arrests By Ian Omondi June 09, 2026 06:36 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union …
Audio By VocalizeThe Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has condemned the alleged assault of healthcare workers at Gertrude's Children's Hospital in Muthaiga, Nairobi. …
Audio By VocalizeThe Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) members in Meru county have gone on strike, after the end of a 21-day strike notice. …
… PHOTO | COURTESY Audio By Vocalize The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has urged the government and regional partners to focus Ebola containment efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), warning against plans to establish an Ebola trea …
Council of Governors Chairperson Ahmed Abdullahi accused the Ministry of Health of fuelling health worker strikes by failing to honour funding and administrative agreements, insisting county governments are being unfairly blamed for public healthcare disruptions. Abdullahi said counties will begin paying doctors revised Collective Bargaining Agreement rates from August after recently obtaining a special payroll code from the Ministry of Public Service.
Council of Governors Chairperson Ahmed Abdullahi accused the Ministry of Health of fuelling health worker strikes by failing to honour funding and administrative agreements, insisting county governments are being unfairly blamed for public healthcare disruptions. Abdullahi said counties will begin paying doctors revised Collective Bargaining Agreement rates from August after recently obtaining a special payroll code from the Ministry of Public Service.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union has threatened to call a nationwide doctors' strike if county governments fail to implement long-delayed basic salary adjustments and clear outstanding arrears under the 2017–2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement. Union Secretary General Dr. Davji Atellah directed doctors across all 47 counties to verify whether revised salary scales were reflected in July 2026 payslips, warning of immediate industrial action and contempt of court proceedings against non-compliant accounting officers.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union has threatened a nationwide strike, directing doctors in all 47 counties to check their July 2026 payslips and warning of industrial action if revised salaries or a payment schedule for arrears are not reflected.
KMPDU National Chairman Dr. Abidan Mwachi has cautioned political leaders against reading too much into recent by-election victories, arguing that such contests are not reliable predictors of the outcome of the 2027 General Election. He noted that Kenya's political history shows success in by-elections does not necessarily translate into victory in a general election.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union in Kisii announced withdrawal of services by doctors in public health facilities after the county failed to settle accumulated and pending pay. The union had issued conditions in June requiring full payment by the 5th of each month, threatening go-slows and scaling back of activities if deadlines were not met.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union in Kisii has announced withdrawal of services by members in public health facilities after the county failed to settle accumulated and pending pay. The union had issued conditions in June requiring payment by the 5th of each month, threatening a go-slow or scaling back to emergency services if the deadline was missed.
Dr. Abidan Mwachi, National Chairman of the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union, has been accepted as an Associate Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a recognition awarded to surgeons whose education, training, professional achievements and ethical standards meet the College's requirements.
Health stakeholders have criticized county governments over the continued deterioration of healthcare services, citing deep-rooted leadership and governance challenges, including SHA implementation struggles, medicine shortages, counterfeit drugs, poor infrastructure, inadequate healthcare workers, supply chain failures, and corruption. These problems have led to rising treatment costs, long hospital queues, and increased out-of-pocket medical expenses for Kenyans.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union and the Health Ministry have reached agreements on salaries, collective bargaining agreements, medical cover, employment and internship following a meeting led by Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale. The Ministry committed to activate the IPPD code to enable implementation of basic salary adjustments under the CBA and include 2024-2025 basic salary arrears.
Doctors in Trans Nzoia County have issued a seven-day strike notice to the county government over failure to implement a return-to-work agreement signed in February 2026. The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union says key provisions of the agreement, including salary payments and arrears, remain unimplemented.
Doctors in Kericho County have withdrawn services over the county government's failure to implement a return-to-work agreement signed in March 2025 and address employment grievances, including unpaid salaries for eight doctors. The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) says negotiations failed and patients should seek care at private facilities.
Kenya's Employment and Labour Relations Court has struck out a petition contesting the outcome of the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union's April 2026 elections, allowing the elected leadership to proceed with advancing members' welfare.
Security guards contracted to protect Bungoma County's offices padlocked the main gate after going unpaid for more than seven months, barring senior officials and employees from entering. The guards, hired through Sniper Security Company, say their repeated appeals to the company and county authorities went unanswered.
Kenya's government, backed by Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale, says the country is prepared to host an Ebola quarantine facility announced by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in late May; doctors' unions and a majority of Kenyans oppose the plan, with street protests resulting in at least one death and a High Court injunction filed.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union has condemned the assault of a paediatric dentist, theatre staff and nursing team by relatives of a minor patient at Gertrude's Children's Hospital on June 5, calling the incident a disturbing example of growing workplace violence in Kenya's health sector.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union has condemned an alleged assault on a paediatric dentist, theatre staff, and nursing team members at Gertrude's Children's Hospital on June 5, reportedly by relatives of a minor patient. KMPDU demanded immediate investigations and prosecution, warning that violence against healthcare workers undermines patient care and creates unsafe working environments.
KMPDU members in Meru county have gone on strike after the county government failed to implement a return-to-work agreement signed on May 12, 2026. The doctors are protesting staff shortages, lack of promotions, salary disparities, absence of study leave, and the failure to employ contracted staff on permanent and pensionable terms.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has urged the government and regional partners to concentrate Ebola containment efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo rather than establish treatment and quarantine facilities in Kenya, arguing that resources are most effective at the outbreak's epicentre.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union has demanded that the government hold public participation and fully disclose the contents of an agreement to establish a quarantine facility for American citizens infected with or suspected of contracting Ebola from the Democratic Republic of Congo, warning that secrecy has fuelled public anxiety and mistrust.
The United States government has committed $13.5 million toward Kenya's Ebola preparedness efforts as Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President William Ruto discuss the ongoing regional outbreak and public health response, with the U.S. also providing $112 million in bilateral assistance to the regional response.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union has condemned a security breach at Naivasha County Referral Hospital after an agitated crowd stormed the facility during fuel price hike protests and forcefully took a deceased patient's body from the morgue, endangering healthcare workers and disrupting medical services.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union condemned a mob's storming of Naivasha County Referral Hospital on May 18 during fuel price protests, where a body was seized from hospital custody. The union's Secretary General demanded the government deploy security to health facilities nationwide, citing threats to staff safety and the disruption of medical operations.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union has served 21-day strike notices to the county governments of Meru and Isiolo, threatening to withdraw medical services from June 2, 2026, citing persistent labour violations, delayed salaries, staffing shortages, and failure to honour return-to-work agreements.
Kenya's Court of Appeal temporarily suspended High Court orders that had blocked a Kenya–US health cooperation framework, allowing the government to proceed pending determination of an ongoing appeal, with final ruling reserved for October 30, 2026.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union has issued 21-day strike notices to Meru and Isiolo county governments over salary delays, stalled promotions, and staffing shortages, with doctors threatening to withdraw services from June 2 if grievances are not resolved. In Isiolo, the union reported that seven medical officers were handling work meant for 50 doctors at Isiolo Level 5 Hospital, and said doctors faced salary delays of up to three months and unpaid pension deductions for six months.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union has threatened a nationwide doctors' strike if the government does not conclude negotiations on a proposed 55 per cent salary increase within 90 days, and issued a 21-day ultimatum for basic salary adjustments to be reflected in payslips.
Kenya's medical practitioners, pharmacists and dentists union is demanding a 55 per cent salary increase for 2025–2029 and immediate settlement of arrears, with a 90-day deadline for CBA negotiations and a warning that failure to comply could disrupt the health sector.
Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union has issued a fresh strike notice to the government over salary increments, unpaid arrears, and failures to fully implement return-to-work agreements, citing neglect of doctors' welfare despite rising inflation and increased workload in public hospitals.