Uasin Gishu County nurses strike over delayed payments and unfulfilled Collective Bargaining Agreement [Wycliff Kipsang, Standard]
Nurses across the 47 counties have been ordered to report back to work immediately or face legal action from the counties.
Justice Monica Mbaru of the Employment and Labour Court in Mombasa issued orders temporarily stopping the nationwide nurse strike that commenced on July 29, 2026, and ordered the Kenya National Union of Nurses and Midwives (KNUNM) to direct its members back to work.
Justice Mbaru said on Tuesday that any nurse absent from work without proper and lawful cause shall face disciplinary action.
This is after Mombasa County Government and its Public Service Board successfully enjoined the 46 county governments to make the order national.
“In the interim, the KNUNM (respondent) is hereby restrained from undertaking any industrial action relating to the strike notices dated July 21 and July 29 and shall direct all its members to resume duty forthwith and unconditionally to allow the court to address the claim herein on a priority basis,” said Justice Mbaru.
The judge ordered all county labour officers in the 47 counties to record attendance of nurses who report to work and compile a report in court on September 22, 2026.