Empty corridors at the Kiambu district hospital on December 11, 2013.
Medical practitioners are on strike countrywide. PHOTO | JENNIFER
MUIRURI
NATION MEDIA GROUP
Murang’a county governor Mwangi wa Iria
through a notice placed in the Sunday Nation has ordered all medical
practitioners and medics who are employees of the county government to
resume duty on Monday.
He further warned those who would defy the order to resume duty that they would face ‘the relevant human resource consequences.’
The
Murang’a County governor expressed concern about the on-going strike
that had caused suffering to the residents of the county. (READ: Unity talks fail to end health workers’ strike)
He observed that medical attention cannot be underrated since the consequences could be grave and fatal.
“While
we appreciate the efforts made by the national government and the
medical fraternity to resolve this matter, as the county government, we
have the primary responsibility for the wellness, health and lives of
our people, “said the governor in the notice.
The
governor also sent out an appeal to all willing retired medics, interns
and any other unemployed medical personnel to report to Murang’a
Mothers’ Union Hall on Monday for immediate deployment.
He
announced that the county government had established hotlines and an
emergency response mechanism manned by 23 ambulances and a 24-hour call
centre to respond to emergencies. (READ: Toe the line or ship out, governors tell medics)
Murang’a District Hospital Clinical Officer Dawood Mwaura refused to comment on the matter.
The Hospital Medical Superintended could not be reached as his phone was switched off.
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