Hospital Ward MCA Mwangi Wamwangi has called on the county government to address nurses and doctors’ grievances saying the ongoing strikes are unnecessary.
Wamwangi claimed that the county had enough money and power to solve the stalemate instead of allowing the medics to have frequent demonstrations.
Speaking in Thika on Tuesday, the MCA pointed out that the queues experienced in Kiambu hospitals as a result of the current strike could have been prevented if the health department took the matter seriously.
“Enough money has been disbursed to cater for the issue of payment and the promotion of nurses and doctors. The county should stop postponing the issues being put on the table and solve them once and for all,” he added.
He said that the county government of Kiambu collects a minimum of Sh10 million a day arguing that the funds are enough to solve the problem.
The county legislator claimed that devolution of the health sector was meant to improve health services but currently, it has failed.
“It is unfortunate that people are not receiving treatment in the hospitals yet to some, those are the only facilities they can afford,” he lamented.
He also called on patients to embrace health insurance schemes saying they could be ideal in such situations.
“With insurance cover, you can be able to access health in any facility which would ensure that you can be treated at any place and time,” he noted.