The Council of Governors has opposed the Ministry of Health's decision to absorb over 7,000 Universal Health Coverage (UHC) staff to permanent and pensionable terms.
In a statement on Tuesday, August 26, the council's Health Committee Chair and Tharaka Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki claimed that the decision by the ministry contravenes the previously agreed position between the national and county government in regards to absorption of the staff.
According to Njuki, the absorption of staff should only be carried out once the government has allocated adequate resources in accordance with the approved Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) scale, and after the transfer of payroll to county governments has been agreed. He termed the absorption of staff premature because their contracts are still valid.
A group of governors led by Governor Waiguru addressing the media after a special sitting, April 16.
