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"content": "Next Statement!"
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"content": "COUNTRYWIDE DOCTORS’ STRIKE"
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"content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to give a Ministerial Statement on the doctors’ strike. On the morning of 5th December, 2011, doctors did make their threat to go on strike a reality. As a Government, I would like, first of all, to thank all the consultants and other health professionals, including lecturers of University of Nairobi and Moi University who have ensured that the lives of Kenyans are not lost. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we thank doctors for putting patients first, before anything else, in accordance with Hippocratic Oath that they took. That is a true demonstration of patriotism and professionalism for fellow Kenyans during this trying time that our nation is going through. So far, as a Government, we have reviewed several allowances and introduced other such allowances such as extraneous allowances, among others. Each doctor will earn up to Kshs50,000 per month in allowance only. This figure translates to about Kshs1.35 billion per year. We appreciate the work of our doctors and the health sector. Hence, the Government has agreed to review various allowances based on Government remuneration policy and not pegging it on basic salaries as demanded by the doctors. Salaries cannot be reviewed by any institution except by the Salaries Remuneration Commission. This is in accordance with the Constitution. It is only through this Commission that all salaries in the public sector will be reviewed, harmonized and create equity for all professionals. The Government cannot, therefore, breach the Constitution of the Kenyan people. We ask all the doctors to rescind their decision because very many people will suffer. I want to refute the statement given by the media that one person in Mombasa died as a result of the doctors’ strike. That person died earlier, even before the strike started. He died on Sunday. I will table the letter from the Permanent Secretary, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance committing the Government to pay the doctors Kshs1.3 billion."
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"content": "(Mr. Kambi laid the document on the Table)"
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Obviously, the Ministry has been hiding under the Hippocratic Oath to underpay the doctors expecting that because of the oath, the doctors will never rebel but they have rebelled now. The Government wants to continue underpaying them. Could the Assistant Minister explain to us why, at the moment, when the Constitution of Kenya allows people to go on strike if they have grievances, the Ministry is currently harassing 95 doctors by withholding their salaries with the intend of breaking the strike, meanwhile causing suffering to the families of these doctors? Why is the Ministry using medical superintendents to harass junior doctors to get back to work?"
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"speaker_name": "Mr. Langat",
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"content": "Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. It is very unfortunate that our doctors are on strike; the people who are supposed to be taking care of our health. The Assistant Minister has said that somehow, he may not take action because the Salaries and Remuneration Commission has not been set up. The Assistant Minister is misleading us because the role of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission, as far as public servants are concerned, is advisory. Therefore, the Assistant Minister can still take action at the moment. Given the fact that there is a strike at the moment, what actions are currently in place to ensure that our doctors go back to work?"
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"legal_name": "Peter Njuguna Gitau",
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Agreeing that this is a very serious matter, and noting that the Assistant Minister has agreed that hefty allowances will be paid, could he notify the country as to when these allowances will be backdated and paid?"
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"speaker_name": "Mr. Pesa",
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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Assistant Minister who is speaking to us today because yesterday, I saw him meet the doctors when they were demonstrating. That was quite good. However, the Assistant Minister has told us that he is not able to decide on the salaries now and yet he knows how this can be done. Could he tell the House and Kenyans how many meetings he has held with these doctors recently? In fact, when the Assistant Minister talks about the threat, I do not think it was a threat because these doctors have talked for a long time. I feel that he should have met them and explained to them what channels they were to follow in order for him to give them the award if it was possible. Could the Assistant Minister tell us how many meetings he has held recently with these doctors?"
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"legal_name": "Nuh Nassir Abdi",
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The letter that has been tabled by the Assistant Minister was written on 2nd December, 2011. That is just a few days ago and barely 48 hours to the strike by the doctors. The letter says in paragraph two:- “Please, note the payment of strenuous allowances will be done in three phases with effect from January, 2012 and should be based on the rates approved by the Ministry of State for Public Service vide the letter dated 11th June, 2010.” Why must this Government only respond to distress calls and strikes? Why did they not affect the strenuous allowances by June because the same rates were approved by the Ministry of State for Public Service in June, 2010?"
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"speaker_name": "Mr. Jamleck Irungu Kamau",
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"legal_name": "Jamleck Irungu Kamau",
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Assistant Minister has said that he cannot adjust the salaries because of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission not being in place and yet he has set aside Kshs1.5 billion to go to the doctors. Is that not a contradiction in itself? How will they adjust the allowances and give them this money if, in the first place, they cannot adjust the salaries?"
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