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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "From one level of government to another, when you are seconded by the national Government, a new governor comes, they do not like your face, you become redundant, but cannot go back to the national Government. What Sen. (Dr.) Ali has tried to encapsulate is very critical. It is good that the incoming Governor of Murang’a is here and should be taking notes because we do not want to see the chaos that we have seen in the health workers. I do not know whether he has met some people in hotels for interviews. Another issue is the audit aspect of it because it was a straightforward amendment. It is the audit of healthcare workers in national healthcare system on the national Government. I know that for now we have the Nursing Council, which ensures that they register nurses. We have the Dentist Union that is similar to ours in the legal profession. When you are auditing, you can see the professionals who do not want to adhere to the standards that are there. Promotion is one of the key issues that we must agree on. Everybody, when they perform well, would want to be promoted, so that they can be motivated to do more. There is also the issue of training. There are refresher courses and training for nurses, doctors, dentists, among other health professionals. Tomorrow, I think the National Assembly is introducing the Mental Health Bill that we passed the other day. There is a new aspect of hiring mental health experts, so that they can help because mental health is becoming a real threat in this country. I have mentioned remuneration. By and large, what we have to say in short is that we need to challenge our county governments, especially the County Public Service Boards (CPSB). I remember when I was in the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, we had even met the CPSB members. We tried to come up with a uniform law on how there can be capacity building. The CPSBs should not only think that they are managing casual labourers for governor or investment; they must be aware of the framework of how to manage the human resource within the county. We are having a challenge because the workers are being victimized or intimidated. Article 41 is very clear; there is always the issue of a strike. Industrial action is a constitutional right, but how do we handle it? You remember, there was a petition where over 300 casual labourers were being laid off. We should see how to incorporate other health professionals, but they are not health workers per se, like casual labourers within the hospital, watchmen and cooks. I think Sen. (Dr.) Ali should come up and see how we can incorporate them. Another issue - and I hope I will be allowed to bring an amendment at the Committee Stage - is the inclusion of Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC). You cannot have a quality advisory council in which you do not have the chairperson or representative of the SRC being part of it. I hope when the amendment comes, we will consult closely with the Mover of the Bill, to see how we can incorporate the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC), so that you do not advise on something that SRC has not given particular parameters."
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