The governor noted that preserving the bodies was a burden to the already overwhelmed county of Kilifi and a nuisance to the visitors of the hospital.
KNH is seeking orders to stop the industrial action to allow a conciliation between the KMPDU - the doctors' union and their employers within 30 days.
According to the Ministry of Health, since their deployment four months ago, the CHPs have reached 2.7 million households, impacting the lives of at least 13.5 million Kenyans.
Experts argue that men's adherence to traditional masculine norms inhibits men's help-seeking for depression.