Nyamira County chief health officer has defended his docket from attacks from residents, for scarcity of nurses in area hospitals and dispensaries, and blamed politicians for allegedly politicizing the issue.
Speaking at Nyabuya area during the official launching of Emenyenche Dispensary on Saturday, Dr. Douglas Bosire said the county government was not the reason behind the menace that is being experienced in at least all dispensaries across the region.
He accused Members of Parliament of building dispensaries without consulting the county government, which according to him, has led to massive shortages of health officers in the region.
“The county government is not to blame for the scarcity that is being experienced in our dispensaries. The disorder that we are witnessing is as a result of Members of Parliament building more dispensaries without involving us. We need more consultations,” he said.
Dr. Bosire said the situation might escalate if county leaders failed to call for an urgent meeting to discuss the crisis, in a bid to find the way forward.
“The county government is not against the initiatives by MPs. What we want is consultations to ensure we budget for absorption of human workforce to these dispensaries. It is fundamental that the leaders hold a meeting to discuss this,” he added.
However, Dr. Bosire hinted that the county government will be recruiting more nurses and health officers to the affected areas before September this year.
“But I am very happy that we have set aside some funds that we will use to absorb a number of health officials by September,” he said.