Doctors' and Civil Servants Union Call for SHA overhaul

The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) and the Union of Kenya Civil Servants (UKCS) have called for a complete restructuring of the Social Health Authority (SHA).

The two entities are blaming it for the severe hardships patients face when seeking medical services nationwide.

The unions have given authorities a two-week deadline to respond to their concerns, warning that failure to act will result in nationwide protests involving civil servants from both county and national governments.

UKCS Secretary General Tom and KMPU’s Davji Atallah have accused the government of failing to follow through on its promises regarding the scheme.

“We cannot sit and watch our members continue fundraising for medical expenses while their contributions are being mismanaged,” said Odege.

According to the two union bosses, more than five million Kenyans are at risk of missing critical medical services due to the ineffective systems in place at SHA.

This comes Universal Health Coverage staged protests outside Parliament demanding permanent and pensionable employment, terms, harmonization of salaries and payment of gratuities for the years they have served under the UHC program.

The workers were pushing for the immediate payment of their pending gratuity and the remittance of their National Social Security Fund (NSSF) deductions, while blaming the Health Ministry and Parliament of ignoring their petitions, terms, harmonization of salaries and payment of gratuities for the years they have served under the UHC program.

The workers were pushing for the immediate payment of their pending gratuity and the remittance of their National Social Security Fund (NSSF) deductions, while blaming the Health Ministry and Parliament of ignoring their petitions.