Mombasa county government has sacked dozens of doctors, including KMPDU boss Chibanzi Mwachonda and senior specialists for refusing to return to work.
In a letter signed by county secretary Jeizan Faruk, Governor Hassan Joho’s administration dismissed 86 striking workers for boycotting duty. Following the correspondence shared between the Department of Health and the County Public Service Board on the doctors strike, the Board, pursuant to Section 59 (1) (c) of the County Governments Act number 17 of 2012, hereby conveys its decision via Special Board meeting held on January 5, 2021 that all the doctors who have failed, refused and/or neglected to return to work be dismissed from county services as provided for under Section 44 (4) (a), (c) and (e) of the Employment Act 2007 which constitute justifiable or lawful grounds for the dismissal as highlighted in the Act, the devolved unit said.
Joho fires 86 doctors, including KMPDU boss Mwachonda
Wednesday January 06 2021
By WINNIE ATIENO
Summary
In a letter signed by county secretary Jeizan Faruk, Governor Hassan Joho’s administration dismissed the 86 striking workers for boycotting duty.
The Joho administration further instructed the doctors to immediately hand over all properties belonging to the county government to their supervisors.
Wards in major hospitals are empty with services such as surgery, maternity, in-patient, and out-patient suspended as doctors, nurses, laboratory technologists, clinical officers, and radiographers boycott duties.
Mombasa county government has sacked 86 doctors, including KMPDU boss Chibanzi Mwachonda and senior specialists for refusing to return to work.
Uhuru’s Crucial Decisions That Shaped 2020
23 December 2020 - 10:52 am
President Uhuru Kenyatta speaking during the Jamhuri Day celebrations at Nyayo Stadium on December 12, 2020
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President Uhuru Kenyatta’s second term in office was primarily affected by the Covid-19 pandemic which was reported in the country on Friday, March 13, 2020.
The crisis hindered development projects as money was diverted to curb the pandemic. The economy sustained a beating - and its revival will no doubt consume the majority of Kenyatta’s last two years in office.
The President has steered the country through a crisis while at the same time facing opposition from within his circles. In this regard, the President has made some very important decisions that have shaped the course of the country.