[Screen grab]Private hospitals are exploiting foreign doctors on low wages while excluding Kenyan medics who understand labour law, Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has revealed. At the same time, over 4,000 Kenyan doctors remain unemployed despite the country producing between 1,000 and 1,300 graduates annually. Atellah said private hospitals refuse to offer internship placements, despite operating under the same framework as public facilities. Career stagnation, he noted, is driving doctors out of the public sector, with more than half of trained Kenyan doctors now working abroad. Duale said that over 200 licences held by foreign doctors had already been revoked as part of this ongoing exercise.

Source: Standard Digital January 13, 2026 01:19 UTC