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  • Govt Allocates Sh2.4B For Medical Interns, Urges KMPDU To Call Off Strike

    Govt Allocates Sh2.4B For Medical Interns, Urges KMPDU To Call Off Strike

    The government has urged the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) to end the ongoing strike by medical professionals following the allocation of Sh2.4 billion for the deployment of medical interns.

    Head of Public Service Felix Koskei said the government has secured Sh2.4 billion to facilitate the immediate deployment of the 2023/24 cohort of medical student interns, as per the guidelines set by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC).

    “In light of this development, the leadership of the KMPDU is urged to adhere to its obligations as outlined in the Court’s Orders by promptly suspending the ongoing industrial action,” Koskei said in a statement Tuesday.

    The strike, which commenced in March, has severely disrupted operations in public hospitals nationwide as doctors demand the deployment of medical interns and appropriate remuneration for them.

    Koskei disclosed that the government will offer grants and scholarships to eligible postgraduate medical officers.

    “In this regard, all eligible medical student interns are encouraged to collect their posting letters from the Ministry of Health’s offices starting from Thursday, 4th April, 2024,” he added.

    Koskei reiterated the commitment of both the government and its agencies, as well as institutional stakeholders, to resolving the ongoing dispute and putting an end to the cycle of industrial action in the Health Sector.

    The priority, he said, remains fostering constructive dialogue, addressing concerns, and ensuring the health and well-being of all Kenyans.

  • KMPDU Secretary General Dr Ouma Oluga Fends Ex-Senator Boni Khalwale

    KMPDU Secretary General Dr Ouma Oluga Fends Ex-Senator Boni Khalwale

    Secretary General of the doctors union, KMPDU, Dr Ouma Oluga has fended DP Ruto’s man, former Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale after he his stone-throwing skills were captured on camera during Kibra by-election.

    Dr. Khalwale an unemployed Vet turned political mouthpiece broke the internet on Thursday and photos of him holding stones went viral after he bravely engaged rowdy Kibra youths in a daring stone-throwing battle.

    Here are randomly sampled tweets from what is now a trending tag #KhalwaleChallenge

     

    https://twitter.com/OneBusolo/status/1192887167552503809?s=19

    https://twitter.com/ul_ark/status/1192880155401871363?s=19

    Dr Olunga through his Twitter handle on condemned the ex-senator’s desperation on government’s reluctance to employ all doctors hence resulting to such immature stunts from some of their members.

    The KMPDU boss, however, found himself on the receiving end after netizens trooped to his page and chastised him for affirming every medic including those whose actions were utterly uncalled for.

    In his responses, Dr Oluga bolstered it was his responsibility to defend all doctors in all circumstances as he has always done.

  • KNH To Build Sh15 Billion Seven-Storey Private Hospital

    KNH To Build Sh15 Billion Seven-Storey Private Hospital

    Just when you thought you’ve seen enough of crap the State parastatal have shitted on Kenyans so far, KNH, a national referral hospital defecates another.

    Kenyatta National Hospital which is Kenya’s largest referral medical facility intends to put up a seven-storey private hospital to fund public services in the parent institution at a cost of Sh 15Billion.

    Scandal filled KNH said in a public notice posted in the dailies that the 300-bed facility that will stand on 3.6 hectares will be developed under a design, construct, equip, finance, operate and maintain model within the next five years.

    “Kenyatta National Hospital Board (KNHB) now wishes to have developed a separate private hospital (the Project) under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement that will serve fee-paying private patients, hence providing a source of additional funding to support the main public hospital,” says the published request for qualification (RFQ) notice.

    According to thise involved, the level six facility whose construction commences in 2020 is allegedly set to offer premium services and will be a standalone facility with 500 motor vehicle parking slots.

    “The prospective bidder must have acted as a hospital operator for not less than five years in a performance-based Level 6 specialist healthcare facility under a public-public partnership contract or a privately run Level 6 facility with a minimum 300 beds,” says the RFQ.

    According to KNH management, the contractor will manage, maintain as well as procure and install hi-tech medical equipment as well as oversee delivery of clinical services.

    Currently, KNH has a private wing where doctors run their own clinics but have to go to private hospitals to attend other patients.

    The facility whose feasibility study is being undertaken by Chinese company Ernst & Young, is the first healthcare public private partnership (PPP) project in Kenya where investors build and own a facility for a number of years to recover costs and make profit before transferring it to the State.

    The Secretary General and CEO of KMPDU Dr. Fn Oluga said this in relation to the statement published on dailies.

    In short, KNH wants to set up a medical facility that will be runned by private foreigners just the same way the loss making and economy killer SGR operates.

  • TRAGEDY: Kenyan Hospitals Don’t Have Running Water In The Emergency Surgery Theaters

    TRAGEDY: Kenyan Hospitals Don’t Have Running Water In The Emergency Surgery Theaters

    Kenyan doctors have been trying to clean the rot that has been infiltrated deeply into our health system but have been face-slapped by luck of support from the very public they fight every day on their duty to save as many lives as possible no matter the conditions they are working in.

    Just over a year ago, Kenyan government made a backdoor deal with crooks in the KMPDU and jotted a deal that saw Cuban doctors flown to Kenya to ‘boost’ rather curb scarcity of doctors in the rural areas of this country. The reality is that Kenya has so many unemployed yet qualified doctors and the country doesn’t need any foreign help whatsoever.

    Also, we have Kenyan doctors who collude with other foreign nations and private health institutions to swindle Kenyans who seek medical services. The senior editor of this site highlighted the case here.

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    Away from this, Deputy Secretary-General {KMPDU}-Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists & Dentists Union Chibanzi Mwachonda has laid bare in a video he posted on his twitter handle stating that Doctors are using IV fluids to sterilize their hands before and after surgery because there are no water running in the Hospital taps

    A video that was quoted by the Secretary-General & CEO – Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists & Dentists’ Union (KMPDU) and Co-Chair – Health Workers For All Coalition Dr Ouma Oluga stating that Kenyans should back the Doctors move to save lives and rectify the mess that is in our health system.

    Is this the way we want things to happen in this country? Have you ever experienced such a terrible experience in the hospital? Can you rather are you willing to support our local Doctors and medical practitioners in cleaning up such mess in and from our Health sector? Talk to our chief editor via an email on [email protected] or via Telegram.