Clinical students can breathe a sigh of relief after the Ministry of Health committed to begin posting them for internship in two weeks.
This puts an end to the long wait and a prolonged tussle between the union and the ministry over a delay in posting more than 1,840 interns.
The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers SG in a communiqué to the students said a series of meetings with the PS health standards Josephine Mburu has seen the ministry promise to post the interns in the next two weeks.
The latest meeting between the union and the PS took place on Friday.
“This is great news for our union and for our interns who have been eagerly waiting for this opportunity, and it will end the long waiting period,” Gibore said.
“It is a testament to our efforts as a union to advocate for the rights and welfare of all our members. This progress will usher in the push for improving the payments of diploma interns as per the public service commission circular.”
The clinicians include degree and diploma holders.
The union has in the recent past been following up on the matter, including petitioning Parliament and holding meetings with the two health PSs.
The 1,848 clinical interns were due to be posted in December but the union says despite there being a budget for the same, the fate of the interns had remained unclear.
The ministry is supposed to post clinical officers interns on internship which is a legal provision for them and a prerequisite for them so that they can be able to be licensed to practice.
