The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) on Tuesday staged Protests outside the Health ministry office in Nairobi decrying what they termed as unfavorable working conditions and low salaries.
The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers on Tuesday staged Protests outside the Health ministry office in Nairobi decrying what they termed as unfavorable working conditions and low salaries.
"Our Health workers under the Universal Health Coverage contract are being discriminated against because they are being paid half salaries that don't match the work they are doing. According to the Union constitution the act itself is discriminatory," said Wachira. The Union Secretary General George Gibore also raised fingers on the government for ignoring the demands raised by the clinicians stating that the government has been backing off some of the meetings called by the medics aimed to resolve the strike.There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.
The union leader said the health workers are against the decision made by the Intergovernmental coordination Summit held in February 2023 that the health workers under the UHC shall be subjected to contract terms for another 3 years instead of being promoted to the permanent and Pensionable term.
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