The Health Cabinet Secretary, Aden Duale, has claimed that the government does not have enough money to absorb Universal Health Coverage Workers (UHC) on permanent and pensionable terms.
Speaking on Sunday, May 18, the CS claimed that the ministry only has Ksh3.5 billion, which is only enough to hire nurses on contracts.
Duale has, in turn, urged the Senate to allocate additional funds to ensure that all the UHC workers are employed on permanent and pensionable terms.
The CS has, however, maintained that the national government will not backstep in its move to transfer the payslip responsibility of UHC workers from the National government to the county government.
