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    "id": 1419016,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mandago",
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        "legal_name": "Kiplagat Jackson Mandago",
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    "content": "During the visit, the Committee found that albeit the County Government of Kiambu had put in place admirable steps to mitigate against the strike, health service delivery was still severely impacted with the hospital running on less than 80 per cent of its normal capacity. In addition, on Thursday, 2nd May, 2024, the Standing Committee on Health held a joint meeting with the Departmental Committee on Health of the National Assembly to deliberate on the issues and build consensus towards a way forward. In view of the varied and complex issues raised by the unions, the meeting hosted different stakeholders including, the Cabinet Secretary for Health, the Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection, the Executive Committee of the CoG led by the Chairperson, the Chairperson of the Public Service Commission, the Chairperson of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) and the relevant healthcare workers’ unions. Following extended deliberations, the joint committee resolved the following way forward- (1) Concerning the Kenya National Union of Medical Laboratory Officers (KNUMLO), the meeting resolved that- (a) The KNUMLO to submit Recognition Agreement to the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection for purposes of ensuring that they meet the necessary threshold. (b) If KNUMLO meets the necessary threshold across the 47 counties, then the 41 county governments that have not signed the Recognition Agreement to do so. (2) The CoG to hold two meetings on Tuesday, 7th May, 2024, as follows- (a) Meeting with the Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) for purposes of finalising negotiations on recognizing the CBA at 10:00 a.m. (b) Meeting with the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) for purposes of finding a way forward on pending issues, including promotions and postgraduate training. (3) Regarding the outstanding issue of harmonization of terms of service, the Kenya Health Human Resource Advisory Council (KHRAC) to make recommendations for implementation in a progressive and phased manner. (4) The KMPDU to reopen negotiations with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and county governments on issues that were rejected by their Advisory Council, and pending issues other than internship be submitted to a task force for conciliation even as health workers return to work. (5) The MoH to finalize execution of Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) between universities and teaching hospitals with regards to matters affecting registrars on postgraduate training. (6) The MoH and the KMPDU to negotiate on the internship issue with a possibility of adopting a phased approach to the posting of interns, subject to availability of funds. (7) The Public Service Commission (PSC) to extend contracts of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and the COVID-19 Health Emergency Response Project (CHERP) staff"
}