Teachers in limbo as TSC seeks separate funding for work injuries, group life cover

Health CS Aden Duale, KUPPET SG Akelo Misori and chair Omboko Milemba meeting on teachers medical cover on March 10, 2026. [Jenipher Wachie, Standard]

The government has clarified that the teachers' Group Life Cover and benefits under the Work Injury Benefits Act (WIBA) are not administered under the Social Health Authority (SHA), leaving the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to seek separate funding from the National Treasury.

The clarification follows high-level talks between the Ministry of Health, SHA, and the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) on reforms to the teachers' medical scheme under the Public Officers Medical Scheme Fund (POMSF).