{"id":124483,"date":"2025-11-10T16:03:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T16:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/11\/10\/teachers-agree-to-sha-transition-from-december-1-technical-team-in-place\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T16:03:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T16:03:25","slug":"teachers-agree-to-sha-transition-from-december-1-technical-team-in-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/teachers-agree-to-sha-transition-from-december-1-technical-team-in-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Teachers agree to SHA transition from December 1, technical team in place"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 10 \u2014 Teachers\u2019 unions have agreed to transition to the Social Health Authority (SHA) medical cover effective December 1, following a series of consultative meetings with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Acting TSC Chief Executive Officer Evaleen Mitei announced the activation of a Joint Technical Committee comprising representatives from TSC, the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), the Kenya Union of Special Needs Education Teachers (KUSNET), the Kenya Secondary School Heads Association (KESSHA), and the Kenya Primary School Heads Association (KEPSHA) to oversee the transition and onboarding process.<\/p>\n<p>Mitei said the Commission had revamped its Medical Division and administrative framework to facilitate a smooth migration to the new scheme, which replaces the current medical cover managed under Minet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Commission has sensitized all Secretariat and field staff on the proposed transition to SHA to ensure effective communication and support for teachers across the country,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Mitei reaffirmed the Commission\u2019s commitment to improving teacher welfare through open dialogue and collaboration, noting that the SHA scheme will resolve previous challenges such as limited provider networks, long preauthorization times, and inconsistent service quality.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis transition will ensure that teachers and their dependents enjoy quality, reliable, and efficient medical services under a harmonized national framework,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes amid growing calls from teachers\u2019 unions for reforms to address gaps in the existing healthcare cover, criticized for delays and uneven service provision in remote areas.<\/p>\n<p>The Commission emphasized that the Joint Technical Committee will continue to monitor and guide the implementation of the new scheme to guarantee that teachers\u2019 welfare remains central to the process.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 10 \u2014 Teachers\u2019 unions have agreed to transition to the Social Health Authority (SHA) medical cover effective December 1, following a series of consultative meetings with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). Acting TSC Chief Executive Officer Evaleen Mitei announced the activation of a Joint Technical Committee comprising representatives from TSC, the Kenya [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124483"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124483\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}