Governance Expert Threatens OUTRAGEOUS Silent Strike Against Health Ministry
A patient has vowed to organise other patients around the country to hug buildings at Nairobi’s Ministry of Health headquarters for 72 hours until President William Ruto resolves the ongoing clinician strike.
During the clinicians’ media briefing, the patient announced his decision, which is similar to Truphena Muthoni’s silent advocacy.
Prof. Fred Ogola, who claimed to represent all Kenyan patients, said that the strike had an impact on patients throughout the country.
Ogola requested that the government sign the Collective Bargaining Agreement, or the patients would hug the Ministry of Health building.
“If they do not sign the CBA, we shall call upon all patients and clinicians and come hug this building (at the ministry) for 72 hours until the President calls us for talks in State House,” the patient claimed.
The patient accused the government of sidelining healthcare officers and demanded that their issues be addressed and resolved.
The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) has accused Aden Duale, the Health Cabinet Secretary, of carelessness and impunity, and has blamed him for the current strike.
According to the clinicians, the CBA agreement was ready to be signed, but the Health CS refused.
The clinicians have denied suggestions that the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) was to blame for the CBA signing delays.
“They have been claiming that the problem was with SRC, which is a lie; we know that SRC gave the approval in August,” KUCO National Chairperson Peterson Wachira stated.
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Wachira further claimed that the government failed to follow prior court decisions and return-to-work formulas (RTWF) dated July 2024 and January 2025.
The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) began their strike on December 22, 2025, after providing a 21-day notice.
— Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (@kUCOofficial) December 28, 2025
The Council of Governors went to court seeking orders to stop the strike, but the Employment and Labour Relations Court declined to restrain the strike.
The case will be mentioned on 15th January 2026.
Governance Expert Threatens OUTRAGEOUS Silent Strike Against Health Ministry
