He said the devolved unit has no issues with clinical officers because it employed graduate clinical officers.
Governor Natembeya stated that it was in bad faith for doctors in his county who are members of the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) to participate in a strike in solidarity with their colleagues in other counties.
Doctors in other counties are at work, itis only the doctors employed by the National Government that have a problem. It is unfair for us to continue paying them when they are not serving our people,he said.
All the striking medics will miss their April payandtheyrisk jobs from May if theydon'tresume duty in their work stations,the governor warned.
Mr Natembeya faulted KMPDU for demanding over Sh200,000 monthly pay for medical interns, terming it too high in the current economy.
'You want us to pay an intern Sh206,000 a monthandyet that internshipis beneficial tothem to get practicing certificates. It is even more than what we pay nurses who guide them during their internship. Doctors at private facilitiesare paidSh150,000andtheydo a lot of work,'he argued.
However, Natembeya agreed with KMPDU that the Ministry of Health should pay all the pending arrears and post interns.
This pending demands by the doctors is the work of Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumichaandshe should clear the pending arrears,he said.
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