Teachers across the country could soon stage a nationwide strike after the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers, KUPPET, issued the Social Health Authority a seven-day ultimatum to resolve concerns over their medical cover. The union says the SHA system is failing teachers, citing frequent system breakdowns, a limited number of hospitals accepting the scheme, and what it terms as inadequate allocations, especially for accident and emergency services. KUPPET now wants immediate talks with the government and warns that if the issues are not addressed within a week, teachers could withdraw from the medical scheme and take industrial action.
