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April 2020 theStar; At least 69,975 health professionals applied for the posts advertised by the government to increase the workforce to respond to coronavirus. The Public Service Commission called for the listing of 5,550 health workers to fill various cadres. They include 500 registered clinical officers; at least 2,000 registered …

March 2019 theStar; Revert health back to state, say doctors REGISTERSIGN IN NEWS World Africa The Conversation Corridors Of Power Breakfast Briefing Big Read OPINION Leader Star Blogs Columnists Cartoons SPORTS Kenya Africa World Football Athletics Rugby Tennis Golf Boxing Basketball BUSINESS Kenya Africa Commentary Living Spaces Aly Khan SASA …

August 2018 Business Daily;Medical interns at the Nanyuki Teaching and Referral Hospital are up in arms over an acute shortage of doctors that has left them overworked and without rest. Some of the overwhelmed medical interns have fled the facility leaving the hospital with only two interns. The complaints come …

March 2017 BusinessDaily; A State agency is on the spot for procuring expired drugs worth Sh352 million in two years. Auditor-General Edward Ouko has flagged the purchase in his audit report on the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa). “In the last two financial years, public money on the purchase of …

January 2018 Standardmedia;Kisii County has more than 30 unused health centres built through the Constituency Development Fund. Due to failure to recruit staff to run the facilities, some of the health centres have been lying idle for five years. The National Government Constituencies Development Fund Act, 2015, limited spending of …

July 2017 DailyNation; Striking Kisii nurses have called for the sacking of Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) chair Sarah Serem, accusing her of blocking signing of a CBA. The health workers chanted slogans and waved placards as they hoisted the SRC chair’s effigy as they marched along the streets. Led …

June 2017 Dailynation; Governors have said they will not approve a pay increase demanded by nurses – currently on day 10 of a nationwide strike – due to the large sum of money involved. The county bosses on Tuesday said the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) to pay the 26,000 nurses …

January 2017 DailyNation; Governors said they will employ doctors on a three-year renewable contract as opposed to the current permanent work terms. This, they said, will help them engage the doctors on a more sober manner as compared to now when they are permanent and under the national government. The …

January 2017 BusinessDaily; Pharmacists have opened a battle against county governments over the levying of single business permits, arguing that it has exposed them to double taxation and discrimination. The Kenya Pharmaceutical Association (KPA) has asked the High Court to stop all 47 counties from charging chemists single business permits, …