Duale calls for overhaul of KMTC governance to ensure fairness and accountability
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has called for a complete overhaul of the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) governance system.
He cited the urgent need for fairness, transparency, and national inclusivity in student admissions and management into KMTC.
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“KMTC governance must change. Accountability must be above board, and all students treated fairly; they are all Kenyans regardless of where they come from,” Duale said in a video posted by the Ministry of Health dated August 2, 2025.
“KMTC must have the face of Kenya, and if during admission this is not put into consideration, someone will be held accountable.”
Internship allocation reforms
The remarks came as Duale presided over the issuance of internship letters to nursing graduates who had been left out in the initial posting of 2,098 interns. The CS blamed corruption and nepotism for the wrongful omission of qualified graduates, vowing to eliminate such practices in the health sector.
“Corruption in our institutions is what has led to the illegal and wrongful omission of rightful interns,” he said. “I am going to decisively and intentionally root out corruption, starting from the Ministry of Health to the Nursing Council of Kenya.”
Key reforms announced include the suspension of the Nursing Council CEO, restructuring of the Ministry’s Human Resource Department, and digitisation of the internship allocation system. Going forward, internship opportunities will only be granted to students who have graduated and passed the council exams, with priority given to those who have waited the longest for placement.
The newly appointed Nursing Council Chairperson, Dabar Abdi Maalim, pledged alignment with the CS’s directives, promising transparent criteria and adherence to best practices. Moi University graduate Ian Nyantika, one of the previously excluded interns, welcomed the reforms, saying, “Justice has been served. The digitisation will combat future irregularities.”
