JUST IN: Duale Responds as KNUN Threatens Nationwide Nurses’ Strike Over Delayed UHC Reforms 

  Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has responded to growing pressure from nurses threatening a nationwide strike, stating that the government remains fully committed to structured reforms in the healthcare sector—particularly the absorption of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) workers into permanent and pensionable terms. Duale’s response comes after Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN) Secretary General Seth Panyako issued a stern warning on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. Panyako said nurses across the country were prepared to down their tools unless the government honored the 2017 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and regularized the employment terms of UHC staff. In a statement issued the same day, Duale clarified the roles of national and
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