The Senate Health Committee has blamed the national government for the ongoing health workers strike.
According to the committee, the government is reluctant to come up with appropriate health policies to deal with challenges in the sector.
Chairman Wilfred Machage said there is failure to develop policies to govern promotions, training and human resource management, which are to blame for the numerous strikes.
“Reluctance by the national government to come up with these policies is an indicator that it is not ready to release health services and resources to the counties as required by law,” Dr Machage said.
The senator further said there is need for the country to agree that the Constitution be amended to address some of the grey areas that have derailed service delivery.