Government drops 215 UHC 'ghost workers' from payroll

Health CS Aden Duale during the launch of the Kenya National Public Health Institute at KICC Nairobi on May 8, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

The government has announced the absorption of more than 7,400 Universal Health Coverage (UHC) staff into formal service.

This is even as 215 workers flagged during a recent headcount exercise were struck off the payroll for being unqualified or non-existent.'