Health workers dismissed for participating in strikes will be blacklisted from serving in all the 47 counties under a proposal by the Council of Governors(CoG) that is likely to raise further concerns over employee welfare and rights.
Taita Taveta and Kisumu are among counties that have sacked defiant health professionals arguing their strike is not protected in law.
Health workers dismissed for participating in strikes will be blacklisted from serving in all the 47 counties under a proposal by the Council of Governors(CoG) that is likely to raise further concerns over employee welfare and rights.
Taita Taveta and Kisumu are among counties that have sacked defiant health professionals arguing their strike is not protected in law.
“We are monitoring and shall circulate the names of the employees who have been terminated on account of indiscipline in order for the workers not to be considered for subsequent employment by other Counties,” said Council of Governors (CoG) chairman Wycliffe Oparanya.
The health workers are agitating for increased risk allowance, enhanced comprehensive group life insurance and promotions, demands governors maintain counties cannot afford.
Last week, the CoG said it was not consulted in the deal between the clinical officers union and the State that ended a 26-day strike in December which paralysed the health services amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The governors said issues raised in the deal have already been addressed by individual counties and that Treasury has not allocated funds for their implementation in the current budget.
“No worker should expect to walk out of their jobs and then walk back when they so wish. The county governments are not a revolving door,” Mr Oparanya said.
In a statement, the Kakamega governor noted perks for health workers had significantly improved since the onset of devolution in 2013.
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