Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale and the Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) are clashing over the signing of a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), leading to a 16-day nationwide strike by clinical officers.

• The dispute centers on a CBA that KUCO insists is approved by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) and the Council of Governors.
• CS Duale argues the current CBA only covers 150 clinical officers under the Ministry of Health, excluding over 7,000 county-based and other clinicians, demanding a renegotiated, inclusive agreement.
• KUCO leaders are threatening to petition for CS Duale's removal, while he has also announced the suspension of license renewals for foreign doctors to prioritize unemployed Kenyan medical professionals.