The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has announced plans to withdraw from their new medical scheme run by the Social Health Authority (SHA), saying the scheme is failing teachers. The union cites frequent system breakdowns, a limited number of hospitals accepting the scheme, and what it calls inadequate funding allocations, particularly for accident and emergency services. KUPPET also says several teachers have been denied treatment, while others have reportedly been detained in hospitals over unpaid medical bills. Teachers have issued a seven-day strike notice to compel their employer, TSC, to save their members from the pain.
