Makueni County Government has confirmed 216 healthcare workers, who had served on contract for more than three years, to permanent and pensionable (PP) terms.
Speaking on Wednesday at Mother and Child Hospital, Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr said that 50 nurses, 24 registered clinical officers, 18 medical laboratory technologists, 12 pharmaceutical technologists, 11 psychological counsellors, and 4 emergency technicians were among those who have been confirmed to permanent and pensionable terms.
Consequently, Mutula disclosed that his administration is committed to improving the welfare of all county staff saying he has instructed the office of the County Secretary (CS) to initiate and follow through conversion of officers into permanent and pensionable positions as per existing labour laws. "My administration is acutely aware of the plight of the healthcare workers who have been serving on contractual terms and expected to offer similar output as their counterparts on permanent and pensionable terms.
Contractual staff face unfair working conditions such as job insecurity, unequal pay, lack of training opportunities and inability to access credit facilities, just to mention a few," said Mutula in a speech he read on Wednesday. "As a team leader, I made a commitment to put staff welfare as a top priority.
