A section of MCAs from Kisii County assembly have challenged the county leadership to employ more health officials to various dispensaries to curb the scarcity that has rendered most health centres functionless.
Led by Sameta MCA Evans Siko, they said the acute shortage had compelled many residents to queue at Kisii Teaching and Referral hospital for treatment of diseases that they could have easily received at dispensaries.
They urged the county executive in charge of Heath, Sarah Omache, to expedite the process of recruitment of health staff before they draft a motion of no confidence in her.
“The health sector is crippling and no one should deny that. We have an acute shortage of medics in our dispensaries and this has literally caused jam at Kisii hospital. The county executive should expedite the process of recruitment because we allocated enough money or we kick her out because of incompetence,” Mr Siko said.
His counterpart from Chitago-Borabu, Albert Oino, called upon the county executive to declare the health sector a disaster, and urged fellow ward representatives to come up with a Bill that could decide the number of health officials to be transferred to all dispensaries across the county.
“The shortage should be declared a disaster and the county government must come to terms. The acute shortage is a predicament to our people and something urgent should be done whether with the executive and the county assembly to solve the issue,” he said.
They were, however, unanimous that the county government had invested a lot in the Kisii Teaching and Referral hospital hence helping county residents and other surrounding counties to get urgent medication that they previously seek at KNH or at MTRH in Eldoret.