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Viongozi wa madakatari nchini Kenya,wamepinga mpango wa serikali hiyo kuajiri watanzania 5000 ili kusaidia kutoa Huduma za afya nchini humo na badala yake wameitaka serikali ya Kenya kuajiri wakenya wasio na ajiri.
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Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists' Union secretary-general Ouma Oluga. FILE
KMPDU secretary general Ouma Oluga has criticised the government for bringing new doctors from Tanzania yet Kenya has many unemployed doctors.
"Kenya has about 1,400 doctors awaiting employment. It would be very costly and therefore a show of imprudent public finance management to have 500 Tanzania doctors at Sh20,000 per day," he said.
Earlier, Tanzanian President John Magufuli said they will send 500 doctors to Kenya to help address medics shortage in the country.
Magufuli said the doctors will also help mitigate the effects of just ended strike.
More on this: Tanzania agrees to send 500 doctors to Kenya
But speaking to the Star on Saturday, Oluga, however, said they will welcome the Tanzanian doctors, and recruit them to the union.
Oluga said the doctors will have to undergo procedures which include examinations by the medical board.
"That would take not less than three months unless that regulation is disregarded," he said.
He said the government has not been keen to address doctor's shortage.
"The cure is simply to take measures that encourage retention such as proper working terms and conditions," he said.
Oluga said Kenya must review its Human Resources for Health strategy as KMPDU has demanded before.
Also read: Inside the striking doctors’ 2013 collective bargaining agreement
"We can't keep experimenting with the lives of Kenyans as if we don't value them," he said.
The doctors ended their 100-day strike on Tuesday.
Health CS Cleopa Mailu, PS Nicholas Muraguri, Council of Governors chair Peter Munya and KMPDU secretary general Ouma Oluga signed the deal.
Read: Doctors sign deal ending 100-day strike
The medics wanted a 300 per cent pay rise and better working conditions, in line with the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
They took the CBA to court for registration last year, but justice Monica Mbaru ruled that the union had to negotiate a new one with the Health ministry, Salaries and Remuneration Commission and the counties.
Counties now employ nearly 90 percent of doctors but were not involved in the 2013 CBA.
Working conditions subject to review include job structures, criteria for promotions and the understaffing of medical professionals in government hospitals.
Doctors also accused the government of failing to stock public hospitals with basic medicines and supplies of items such as gloves.
My take: Kuna uwezekano wa upotefu wa maisha ya madakatari wa kitanzania kama wataenda Kenya kutokana na madakatari nchini humo kutokuwa na mwafaka na serikali yao.
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Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists' Union secretary-general Ouma Oluga. FILE
KMPDU secretary general Ouma Oluga has criticised the government for bringing new doctors from Tanzania yet Kenya has many unemployed doctors.
"Kenya has about 1,400 doctors awaiting employment. It would be very costly and therefore a show of imprudent public finance management to have 500 Tanzania doctors at Sh20,000 per day," he said.
Earlier, Tanzanian President John Magufuli said they will send 500 doctors to Kenya to help address medics shortage in the country.
Magufuli said the doctors will also help mitigate the effects of just ended strike.
More on this: Tanzania agrees to send 500 doctors to Kenya
But speaking to the Star on Saturday, Oluga, however, said they will welcome the Tanzanian doctors, and recruit them to the union.
Oluga said the doctors will have to undergo procedures which include examinations by the medical board.
"That would take not less than three months unless that regulation is disregarded," he said.
He said the government has not been keen to address doctor's shortage.
"The cure is simply to take measures that encourage retention such as proper working terms and conditions," he said.
Oluga said Kenya must review its Human Resources for Health strategy as KMPDU has demanded before.
Also read: Inside the striking doctors’ 2013 collective bargaining agreement
"We can't keep experimenting with the lives of Kenyans as if we don't value them," he said.
The doctors ended their 100-day strike on Tuesday.
Health CS Cleopa Mailu, PS Nicholas Muraguri, Council of Governors chair Peter Munya and KMPDU secretary general Ouma Oluga signed the deal.
Read: Doctors sign deal ending 100-day strike
The medics wanted a 300 per cent pay rise and better working conditions, in line with the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
They took the CBA to court for registration last year, but justice Monica Mbaru ruled that the union had to negotiate a new one with the Health ministry, Salaries and Remuneration Commission and the counties.
Counties now employ nearly 90 percent of doctors but were not involved in the 2013 CBA.
Working conditions subject to review include job structures, criteria for promotions and the understaffing of medical professionals in government hospitals.
Doctors also accused the government of failing to stock public hospitals with basic medicines and supplies of items such as gloves.
My take: Kuna uwezekano wa upotefu wa maisha ya madakatari wa kitanzania kama wataenda Kenya kutokana na madakatari nchini humo kutokuwa na mwafaka na serikali yao.
