Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has directed county governments to fire all healthcare workers who are on strike.
Kagwe told Governors to advertise vacancies and urged the more than 8,000 nurses who are currently jobless to apply for the positions.
“The counties should start recruiting new health workers to replace the ones on strike. If the striking workers continue being adamant, the nurses who are at home without jobs should be employed,” he said.
He said the move will help to address the health crisis facing the country at the moment after nurses and clinical officers downed their tools last week with doctors joining them on Monday.
“We, however, wish to continue working with those who are already in the system, we want to agree so that we proceed with the work, that would be a better Christmas. We don’t want them to be part of statistic for jobless people next year,” said Kagwe.
CS Kagwe stressed that the courts issued orders stopping the strike to give room for dialogue between the government and health workers.
He added that it is wrong for health workers to go on strike during the festive season when many road accidents happen, adding that they should have continued working as the government looks for amicable solutions to their grievances.
“There is a need for health facilities to be ready for any eventuality and this cannot happen if the workers are not in their stations,” said Kagwe.
Healthcare workers are demanding adequate personal protective equipment (PPE), comprehensive medical cover, and risk allowances for those on the frontline fighting Covid-19.
Mutability: We are in a…
Mutability: We are in a pandemic. You want all People to die! I hope you have enough refrigerators to store their bodies. Are you happy and excited at seeing people die? Where’s the power of negotiation? Is this the best you can do? No wonder people continue to die, even doctors and nurses, from Covid, due to lack of care, under your watch. You are a big failure. You should resign or be shown the door.
When MPs need an increase,…
When MPs need an increase, they do it in a day. Why does it take teachers and healthcare workers years to fight for a little raise?
is this a joke? Kagwe stole…
is this a joke? Kagwe stole covid billions and now wants to sack healthcare workers, this is money that could have been used to meet these very reasonable demands.on the other side i encourage politicians to keep stealing till us kenyans we get fed up, we are still not fed up yet otherwise we would be in the streets fighting with our nurses and fighting to end this menace called corruption
Mutahi Kagwe, is health…
Mutahi Kagwe, is health workers demand too expensive than Breaking Bridges initiative? Meet their demand wacha matisho.
Easier said than done.Come…
Easier said than done.Come on give them pay raises It’s over due,and they are well worth every penny; it’s only money.
Why don’t Mpigs ever threatened to strike? To me compared to doctors and nurses their Work is not that critical.
Kenyans wake up! Where is…
Kenyans wake up! Where is Uhuru? This is his appointee. Do not blame Kagwe. he gets his cues from Uhuru.