The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has raised serious concerns about the working conditions at Nairobi Hospital, accusing the facility’s management of harassment, mistreatment, and fostering a hostile work environment for its doctors.
Addressing the press on Tuesday, KMPDU Secretary General Davji Atellah decried the hospital’s alleged financial mismanagement and its impact on healthcare workers, noting that many have resigned due to unbearable conditions.
“The Nairobi Hospital management has continued to harass and mistreat our members, reduce their medical cover in the name of financial constraints, while stories of financial mismanagement spread along the corridors. The sweat of hardworking health workers is being enjoyed by a few people who have become overnight millionaires,” Atellah said.
The union issued a seven-day ultimatum to the hospital’s management to address their grievances or face industrial action.
Among their demands are better working conditions, the reinstatement of full medical cover, and the resignation of the entire board of directors, led by Chairperson Chris Bichage, and the acting CEO.

The union further accused the board chairperson of disrupting an Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on December 4, 2024. According to KMPDU, the chairperson and his associates allegedly hired goons to intimidate and assault legitimate members who sought to impeach the management.
“Doctors and distinguished members of this once great hospital were abused in broad daylight when the disgraceful and rogue board chairman and his stooges hired goons to pretend as bona fide Kenya Hospital Association members. They mishandled and beat up real members who were keen to rescue the hospital from imminent collapse,” said Atellah.
KMPDU called on stakeholders, including the Kenya Hospital Association, Admitting Staff Association, hospital staff, and relevant government agencies, to intervene and save the institution.
“Nairobi Hospital is the facility of choice for many Kenyans. Its imminent closure and collapse would be a tragedy,” Atellah warned.
The union remains firm that if their demands are not met within the stipulated timeline, they will mobilize healthcare workers to down their tools, potentially disrupting operations at one of Kenya’s premier private medical institutions.
Nairobi Hospital has yet to issue a statement responding to the allegations as tensions continue to rise.