The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) is threatening a nationwide strike in January, potentially paralyzing school reopenings, in protest against a planned shift of teachers from private health insurance to the Social Health Authority (SHA).

• The strike threat comes after KNUT accused the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) of unfairly targeting teachers, arguing other civil servants retain private medical cover.
• Makueni County KNUT Secretary-General Benson Ndambuki stated the union rejects the "forced transition" to an untested public insurance scheme.
• The TSC has invited KNUT, Kenya Union of Post-Primary Teachers (KUPPET), and the Kenya Union of Special Needs Education Teachers (KUSNET) to a meeting on Monday to discuss the issue.
• Separately, hundreds of Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers protested in Murang'a County, demanding permanent and pensionable positions before their internship contracts expire in December.