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Clinical officers begin strike as crisis in health sector worsens

Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) Chair Peterson Wachira (center) flanked by other health officials. [File, Standard]

As the Easter season comes to a close, patients across the country are waking up to yet another twist in the already complicated situation in the health sector.

Clinical officers have joined the striking doctors. Announcing the start of the strike yesterday, the Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) advised Kenyans to seek medical services from private facilities and other providers as "Clinical Officers in national and county government hospitals begin an indefinite nationwide strike today" (Sunday Midnight).

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