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Doctors, civil servants announce nationwide protest over SHA crisis

Kenya Medical Practioners and DentIst union Secretary General Davji Atellah,during a media briefing on SHA in Nairobi on march 14,2025. [Benard Orwongo,Standard]

Doctors and civil servants have issued a protest notice for March 18, demanding urgent government action on the stalled Social Health Authority (SHA) cover.

The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) and the Union of Kenya Civil Servants (UKCS) accuse the government of deducting healthcare funds but failing to remit them.

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