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Public sector Unions issue a strike notice over SHA rollout

Health Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa. [File, Standard]

Public sector unions have issued a 14-day industrial action notice if the Ministry of Health does not address issues stemming from the recent migration from the defunct National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) to the new Social Health Authority (SHA).

Speaking in Nairobi yesterday, the unions officials claimed the new health scheme, which was rolled out on Tuesday last week, has left out civil servants without a proper healthcare cover.

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