The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) officially called off their ninety-nine-day strike on Monday 8th July 2024 and instructed all members to return to their workstations within the next twenty-four hours.
This development follows the signing of a Return to Work Formula agreement between the workers’ union and the Council of Governors (CoG).
“We have been on strike until today. By virtue of signing this agreement, we are officially declaring that our strike has come to an end. Our members shall resume duty in their respective places of work starting today and not later than 24 hours,” stated KUCO Secretary General George Gibore.
The signing and formalization of the agreement was attended by CoG Vice Chairperson H.E Ahmed Abdullahi, Chairperson of the CoG Health Committee H.E Muthomi Njuki, and KUCO leadership led by their National Chairman Peterson Wachira.

The clinical officers’ strike began on April 1, 2024, a situation which greatly affected the operations of health facilities in the country. KUCO members had withdrawn their services to demand the conclusion of negotiations for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), employment on permanent and pensionable terms, promotion of officers, employment of new officers, and the posting of clinical officer interns.
Speaking during the signing of the agreement, governors expressed their commitment to ensure effective health service delivery and thanked Kuco leaders for calling of the strike.

“We appreciate the crucial role of clinical officers in healthcare and we urge you to be on the frontline in educating the masses regarding registration for the new Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF),”noted Governor Muthomi Njuki.