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Healthcare workers under the universal health coverage program have rejected government plans to transfer their payroll to county governments starting July 2025. The medics, drawn from various cadres and initially contracted during the COVID-19 pandemic, staged protests outside the Ministry of Health demanding employment on permanent and pensionable terms before the transition takes place.
UHC Workers' Protest
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