Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has said that the Ministry of Health does not have enough money to employ the Universal Health Coverage workers on Permanent and Pensionable terms.
Responding to concerns on the plight of UHC workers raised by senators Edwin Sifuna (Nairobi) and Godfrey Osotsi (Vihiga) during a cultural festival event held in Garissa, Duale urged the senators to allocate money for the workers in Parliament so that he could be able to pay them.
The CS also noted that currently, the only money available was Sh3.5 billion, which could only hire the nurses on contract terms. "Budget-making process is a function of Parliament.
The money for the national and county governments is allocated by Parliament through the County Revenue Allocation Bill and the Division of Allocation Bill," Duale said.
