{
  "id": 3921205,
  "title": "Kericho moves to temporarily hire 150 nurses as strike continues",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/kericho-moves-to-temporarily-hire-150-nurses-as-strike-continues",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T08:28:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/kericho-moves-to-temporarily-hire-150-nurses-as-strike-continues"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kericho County plans to temporarily hire around 150 nurses as a nurse strike continues to disrupt healthcare services. Governor Dr Eric Mutai announced the urgent recruitment at the Kericho County Referral Hospital on Thursday, August 27, 2026. He warned nurses who missed their shift to return by day's end or face job loss. Mutai stated the county would replace nurses continuing the strike to ensure essential medical services remain available. He encouraged unemployed nurses in Kericho to apply for the temporary positions before Monday. The governor also cautioned against union leaders intimidating nurses who return to work, vowing the county would take action to restore health services.",
  "summary": "Kericho County has announced plans to urgently recruit about 150 nurses on a temporary basis as the nurses’ strike continues to disrupt public health services. Kericho Governor Dr Eric Mutai said the county administration would immediately advertise the temporary positions in a bid to restore services at public health facilities affected by the ongoing industrial […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Kericho County plans to hire 150 temporary nurses amid ongoing strike.",
    "Governor Eric Mutai announced recruitment at Kericho Referral Hospital on Aug 27, 2026.",
    "Nurses missing shifts face job loss; county will replace striking nurses."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}