The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) on Tuesday demanded that Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru be held in contempt of court for failing to reinstate 49 clinical officers, despite a court ruling ordering their return to work.
The clinical officers union led by their chairperson Peterson Wachira and Secretary General George Gibore demanded that the Governor be arrested following her 'refusal' to readmit the officers.
This is despite the existence of two return-to-work orders by the court and the Public Service Commission(PSC), that ordered Waiguru to reinstate the officers who were fired. ''It must be noted that this is the third time that we are coming here and that there are no orders that are staying the orders of the court in Nyeri that enforced the orders of the Public Service Commission(PSC) saying that all the clinical officers that were previously dismissed, are reinstated in the service,'' Gibore maintained. Kenya Union of Clinical Officers and Council of Governors representatives during the signing of return to work formula on July 8, 2024.
Photo Council of Governors Union Chair Wachira urged the county boss to promptly address the issue, warning that clinical officers would cripple the county's health sector if the Governor continued to defy the court orders. ''I want to urge Her Excellency Governor Waiguru that she has fought a good fight for six years.
