Kuppet demands SHA overhaul as teachers ‘detained’ over bills
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Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) Secretary General Akello Misori (centre) addresses the media flanked by union officials after a consultative meeting at Sports View, Kasarani, Nairobi, on March 3, 2026, where they outlined resolutions on teachers’ welfare, CBA implementation, promotions, deployment and education funding, and called for urgent government engagement.
Kuppet demands urgent reforms in the management of teachers’ medical cover.
Kuppet alleges teachers are being detained in hospitals over unpaid bills.
KUPPET secretary-general Akello Misori said the transition from AON Minet to the Public Officers’ Medical Scheme Fund administered by SHA has left teachers vulnerable and exposed.
The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has put the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and the Social Health Authority (SHA) on notice, demanding urgent reforms in the management of teachers’ medical cover, alleging teachers are being detained in hospitals over unpaid bills.
The union also called for full autonomy of junior secondary schools, warning that the current administrative arrangement undermines the smooth implementation of the Competency-Based Education (CBE).
