{
  "id": 6294782,
  "title": "Kenya’s doctors threaten to join strike by nurses, citing increased workload in hospitals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/kenyas-doctors-threaten-to-join-strike-by-nurses-citing-increased",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T15:56:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/health/2026/09/08/kenyas-doctors-threaten-to-join-strike-by-nurses-citing-increased-workload-in-hospitals"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nairobi, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's doctors announced on Tuesday their intention to join a six-week strike by nurses, citing an increased workload in hospitals due to the ongoing nurses' walkout. The nurses have been demanding the implementation of a collective bargaining agreement signed in 2017 after a six-month strike, which remains unimplemented due to budgetary constraints. Dr. Davji Bhimji Atellah, secretary-general of the doctors' union, stated that doctors are overburdened and \"cannot do the nursing jobs\" as hospitals already face a shortage of doctors. The doctors' union has given the government seven days to resolve the nurses' issues; otherwise, the doctors will issue a strike notice.",
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  "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."
}