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Why teachers unions have agreed to join SHA

By Juliet Omelo and Mike Kihaki | Nov. 11, 2025

TSC CEO Evaleen Mitei, SHA’s Mercy Mwangangi, and teacher union officials brief media on transitioning all teachers to SHA from December 1, 2025. [Benard Orwongo, Standard]

After months of push and pull over healthcare reforms, more than 400,000 Kenyan teachers and their dependents are now set to transition from the Minet Kenya medical cover to the state-managed Social Health Authority (SHA) scheme beginning December 1, 2025.

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) on Monday confirmed that it had reached an agreement with teachers’ unions, marking the end of months of uncertainty over the future of teachers’ health benefits.

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