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"content": "The issue of training was also identified as an urgent concern as students needed to sit for their national examinations. The meeting agreed that this position will be shared with the Treasury, including the documents and concerns by the Union."
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"content": "Following these resolutions, the Permanent Secretaries wrote to the Treasury. On Thursday, 24th November, 2011, the Ministry officials met the Director of Budget at the Treasury and discussed the grievances of the health workers. The Director of Budget informed the team that he would present the concerns to the Permanent Secretary, Treasury, and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance. Consultations between the Health and Finance Ministries are ongoing."
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on Friday, 25th November, 2011, Ministry officials met with the Professional Association for Health Workers, who were 16 in number. The representatives of the Association confirmed their intention to enjoin themselves in the strike notice effective from 7th December, 2011. The KMPPDU was not invited to this meeting. During the meeting, the Ministry communicated previous actions taken to improve the terms and conditions of service of health workers and the challenges the Ministry had been facing."
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"content": "On Saturday, 26th November, 2011, the Minister for Medical Services issued a Press statement urging the health workers not to go on strike. In the briefing, the Minister discussed the enormous funding constraints that the Ministry was facing and pleaded with the health workers to continue working and to ensure that the ongoing dialogue reached a conclusion."
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"content": "On Monday, 20th November, 2011, a further meeting took place involving the health Ministry officials, the Union, COTU, and Ministry of Labour officials. Meetings are continuing to date. (a) Records of the minutes indicate the following numbers of medical doctors, pharmacists and dentists, who have left the service since 2006 are as follows: Medical Officers, 989; Pharmacists, 163; Dentists, 71; total, 1,223. Most of them do not state the reason for departure, but it is common knowledge that they leave for greener pastures. (b) Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, doctors in the Civil Service fall under Job Group L to Job Group T, whose pay scales and allowances are as attached to this document. I beg to table it."
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"content": "In the financial year 2011/2012, Kshs24, 335,602 has been allocated for training of health workers. At least, 95 per cent of it is used to pay for the training of medical doctors at post-graduate level. However, this allocation is insufficient to meet the training needs of health workers as it falls short of the requirement of Kshs350 million annually. Due to this funding shortfall, the Ministry has over a time accumulated debts with training institutions that currently stand at Kshs85 million."
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have listened to the Assistant Minister and what he has been saying. I think it is the saddest story ever told in this Parliament. This is a litany of neglect of the medical profession over the last two decades. It is very sad that the Assistant Minister can stand here and tell us that he is paying a medical doctor Kshs30,000 per month. What is he doing right now? What is he putting on the table for the doctors so that you avert this strike? What is the Ministry putting on the table now?"
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, negotiations are ongoing between my Ministry and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance. As we are talking now, we have already held many meetings, because this is not a question of one Ministry---"
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"content": " Order, Assistant Minister! Please, listen to the question you are being asked. Do not repeat the fact that negotiations are ongoing. What steps are you taking? That is the question. Do not be repetitive. Just answer the question that you have been asked."
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