Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has announced the revocation of postings for 306 medical interns who were found not to have met the required qualifications.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, July 30, Duale said a review of the recent placement of 2,098 pre-interns had uncovered discrepancies in the eligibility of some of those posted.
“Following a review of the 2,098 pre-interns posted on 1 July 2025, the Ministry has established 306 individuals were not qualified for internship posting, as they had not yet graduated.
“The posting offers for 306 BSc Nurses has been revoked, in addition to the 42 previously revoked on 21st July, 2025. All affected internship centres have been duly notified,” the statement read.
Duale also revealed that the same review process had uncovered a separate group of eligible candidates who had initially been left out of the placement.
The CS advised the group to collect their internship offer letters in person at Afya House on Friday, August 1.
“Further to these findings, the investigation has identified an additional 316 pre-interns who were omitted from the initial posting list and had met the eligibility criteria for posting.
“These 316 BSc Nursing pre-interns are advised to collect their internship offer letters in person on Friday, 1st August 2025, from 7:00 a.m. at Afya House, Ministry of Health Headquarters – Nairobi. Note that the offer letters will only be issued upon presentation of a valid National Identity Card,” the statement added.
This new development comes a week after Duale announced the revocation of internship placements for 42 interns.
In a statement issued on Monday, July 21, Duale said the students unlawfully submitted for the internship before completing their academic programs.
Duale described the incident as a serious breach of regulatory protocol, stating that both the universities involved and the Nursing Council of Kenya (NCK) disregarded legal and procedural frameworks set by the Public Service Commission and the Nursing Council Act.
As a result, Duale confirmed that all 42 students have been stripped of their internship positions and they have been ordered to vacate their respective duty stations.
“Consequently, the Ministry has revoked all internship letters issued to the affected 42 students with immediate effect. These individuals have been immediately instructed to vacate their duty stations as investigations commence,” the statement added.
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