After months of pressing the county government to deploy health workers to four dispensaries in Gesima ward, area residents have a reason to smile after the county government announced allocation of eight nurses to those dispensaries.
Nyaiguta, Mosobeti, Kambini and Emenyenche dispensaries were being built courtesy of the county government but have remained not operational following scarcity of health officials in the county.
On Wednesday, chief health officer Dr Douglas Bosire said the allocation of nurse and other health officials was done fairly and equitably to all dispensaries in the county.
“We have finished allocation of slots to various dispensaries and the four dispensaries in question have already received two each. The same technique was applied to all other dispensaries across the county and they will be reporting by September since those to be deployed will be interview soon,” Bosire said.
The move was welcome by area MCA Ken Atuti who urged area residents to give the county government humble time to look at the pledges it had made and subsequent implementation.
“This is a commendable job and on behalf of my constituents, I want to urge all of that the county government is doing its best all that is needed is to give it some time. We are glad that some of the pledgees have already been executed and hopefully the government will exhaust all sectors soon,” he said during a function at Gesima market.