The Universal Health Coverage staff have issued a one-week ultimatum to Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale to sort out their issues.
After a peaceful procession to the Ministry of Health headquarters yesterday, they are demanding urgent action from government officials following a long-standing human resource stalemate.
The demand follows a three-week deadline requested by CS Duale when he met the Health Sector Caucus (HSC) on April 1.
He asked for time to familiarise himself with the issues raised, but as of Tuesday, four weeks had lapsed without formal communication until an invitation was sent on Monday evening. "We couldn't cancel the procession at the last minute based on a vague invite," said Moses Baiyenia, National Trustee, Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO). "We had already mobilised our members across the country.
