Health Workers Protest Delays in Appointment Letters for UHC Employees - July 2026

Health unions are protesting delays in appointment letters for 7,000 UHC workers, with health workers in Nairobi taking to the streets to demand employment letters. UHC health workers are demonstrating to demand permanent contracts that were promised to them. In Tharaka Nithi, a nurses' strike has disrupted health services. Additionally, nurses in Lamu are accusing the government of breaking agreements.