Hospitals crisis drags on as Duale, Clinical Officers clash over pay deal

KUCO led by chairperson Peterson Wachira and Secretary General  George Gibore march from Green Park to Afya House, Nairobi, to demand delayed salaries and the signing of the CBA on January 7, 2026. [Jenipher Wachie, Standard]

The crisis in public health hospitals may not end soon as Clinical Officers and Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale differ over an unsigned pay deal.

Duale said he will not sign the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) even as Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) insisted the ministry was being dishonest on the deal.

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