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Kenya: 11,000 Pharmaceutical Technologists Threaten Strike Over New Practice Rules

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Published on 2026-09-07 06:36:00

More than 11,000 pharmaceutical technologists have threatened to down their tools in protest against new pharmacy practice standards they claim could restrict diploma-level practitioners from working in higher-level health facilities.

The dispute centres on the 2026 Good Pharmacy Practice Standards adopted by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board, which the Kenya Pharmaceutical Association says will limit diploma holders to dispensaries while allowing degree holders to administer medicines in Level…

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