Draft:Kenya Union of Clinical Officers

The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) is a registered Trade Union under the labour relations Act 2012 whose membership is open to all Clinical Officers who are registered or licensed under Clinical Officers Act 20 of 2017 to practice Medicine in Kenya as well as students admited in medical school to study clinical medicine as associate members

KUCO initially applied for registration as the Union of Kenya Clinical Officers in 2009 but the application met firm resistance from the government and rival trade unions leading to a long drawn court case and a judgment against registration.

Undeterred, the union pressed on and applied for fresh registration as KUCO. This led to a second court case that ended in protests around the courts and a violent police crackdown that left many of the protesting clinical officers bleeding and nursing serious injuries. The court eventually ruled in favour of the clinical officers and the union was finally registered in 2017.

The interim officials later became bonafired officials Chairman - Peterson Mwaniki Wachira Vice Chairman - Brian Were Secretary General - George Gibore Deputy Secretary General - Austin Oduor Otieno National Treasurer - Mary Bonface National Assistant Treasurer - John Kivunga Gender Secretary - Jacinta Rwambwa

Other NEC Members were Stella Waruinge , Collins Owili,Reinard Myeuko, Azizah Yusuf , Aaron Kibet.