Nakuru Governor Kinuthia Mbugua has called on the national government to come up with a policy to address, among other things, the housing of health workers.
The governor says this can be done using some funds generated from the health sector.
He was speaking at the opening of the Ministry of Health Resources workshop in Naivasha on Friday. The workshop has brought together 40 county Chief Health Officers.
Mbugua noted that most funds generated are directed to salaries and nothing is left for infrastructure, an issue that has affected the working environment of health workers.
"Unless we do something about this, our staff are never going to be motivated which leads to poor service delivery. We also need to improve their remuneration considering their training and the work they do," he said.
The governor wants the national government to come up with policies that will ensure that matters affecting health workers are looked into so that they may deliver their services effectively.
“We have seen health workers going on strike sometimes and we tend to condemn them without considering the issues that they raise which is not fair at all,” said Mbugua.
Also in attendance was the Health Principal Secretary Dr Khadijah Kassachoon.