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Nairobi clinical officers accuse Sakaja of frustrating their career growth
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 24, 2025

Muthama emphasised that the deployment of the five officers would help address the ongoing shortage of healthcare workers in the county.

Duale directs clinical officers’ council to re-inspect licensed health facilities
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 23, 2025

Duale reassured the COC of the ministry’s continued support in advancing health reforms, particularly in the implementation of the Taifa Care Model, a...

Kenya's clinical officers call off nationwide strike after sealing deal with government
Charity Kilei  |  Mar 12, 2025

The agreement was signed at Afya House in the presence of CS Barasa, Council of Governors Chairman Ahmed Abdullahi, and other key stakeholders with cl...

Strike looms as civil servants issue 30-day notice over unpaid medical bills
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 05, 2025

The Union of Kenya Civil Servants (UKCS) announced that if the issue is not resolved, workers will begin protests on March 18.

Lamu, Kwale among counties where clinical officers’ strike continues despite 21-day suspension
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 23, 2025

The union said it remains hopeful that the suspension period will allow for further discussions to resolve the outstanding concerns.

Clinical officers accuse government of discrimination, unfulfilled promises as strike begins
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 20, 2025

The clinical officers union says that despite staging over 100 strikes since the advent of devolution, most of their demands have not been met.

Clinical officers call for Health CS, SHA leadership to resign as nationwide strike looms
Charles Adinda  |  Jan 17, 2025

Regarding CS Barasa, the Union claimed that she has made it difficult for Kenyans to access treatment through SHA, noting favouritism towards medical...

Nationwide strike looms as nurses, clinical officers demand action from govt
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 10, 2025

The key issue driving the strike is the government's failure to convert contract nurses to permanent positions, as stipulated in the Collective Bargai...

Clinical officers announce nationwide strike over unmet agreement
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 07, 2025

Gibore expressed frustration over what he described as the government’s failure to act despite repeated efforts by KUCO to seek redress.

Hospitals seek detailed breakdown of SHIF payments amid ongoing delays
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 20, 2024

Lishenga emphasised the need for clarity both on which hospitals have received payments and the total revenue SHA has collected from Kenyans since its...

Clinical officers raise concerns over SHA implementation
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 06, 2024

THe clinicians pointed out that SHA has implemented a policy requiring only facilities registered with the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Co...

Clinical officers protest against Social Health Authority leadership, demand changes
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 05, 2024

The protesters also claimed they had been denied pre-authorisation rights, which they argue prevents them from requesting diagnostic imaging or perfor...

Clinical officers claim discrimination by SHA, issue three-week strike notice
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 30, 2024

Union says the SHA board had excluded clinical officers from the list of service providers, even though they run over 1,000 private healthcare facilit...

Clinical officers threaten strike over exclusion of their facilities from SHA
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 05, 2024

Clinical officers assert that they provide 70 per cent of clinical services in the country.

Kilifi healthcare professionals embark on Dubai training programme to enhance skills development
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 19, 2024

The team will undergo specialised training in the fields of hospital management, emergency and critical care management, as well as oncology.

Marsabit clinical officers return to work after county agrees to meet their demands
Waweru Wairimu  |  Aug 01, 2024

Their strike that lasted for several months caused a major paralysis across health facilities in the vast county, exposing patients to inexplicable su...

Mombasa's clinical officers demand unpaid salaries
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 01, 2024

The July 9 agreement stipulated the reinstatement of withheld salaries.

Clinical officers end strike after signing deal with Ministry of Health
Charity Kilei  |  Jul 22, 2024

KUCO committed to ending the strike immediately, urging all union members who participated in the industrial action to promptly return to their duties...

Clinical officers end nationwide strike with return-to-work agreement
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 09, 2024

KUCO Secretary General George Gibore called off the strike, which had lasted for more than three months after signing the agreement. 

Clinical officers end 3-month strike after sealing deal with government
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 08, 2024

Through the Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO), the medics said that after talks with the Council of Governors (CoG), they agreed to sign a retur...

Kilifi governor calls for talks after clinical officers join nationwide strike
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jun 04, 2024

The protestors are demanding promotions, permanent employment for those hired during the COVID-19 pandemic, and increased allowances for trained inter...

Clinical officers hold demos in Mombasa over allowances, reduced salaries
Farhiya Hussein  |  May 29, 2024

The health workers are demanding an increase in their health risk allowance from Sh3,000 to Sh15,000.

Doctors say they'll not bow to threats, vow to continue with strike
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 02, 2024

The medics condemned recent threats issued by various county governors, management of national referral hospitals and Ministry of Health demanding doc...

Health crisis deepens as clinical officers vow to join striking doctors
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 31, 2024

The clinical officers had issued a seven-day strike notice to the government over grievances that they say have not been addressed.

Health crisis deepens as clinical officers issue 7-day strike notice
Hanifa Adan  |  Mar 26, 2024

Their notice follows industrial action by doctors under the KMPDU, who have made demands including internship postings for graduates, better pay and p...

Clinical officers issue 14-day ultimatum to halt 'discriminatory' Health Ministry restructure
Eunice Omollo  |  Jan 17, 2024

KUCO demanded that the Health ministry and the Public Service Commission immediately stop the execution of approved structures and staff establishment...

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