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    "content": "part and we did pay them all the allowances as demanded. So, it is an illegal strike because we did our part as a Government but they are not doing their part as doctors. Mr. Yakub asked whether patients are paying for the consultancy fees at the Kenyatta National Hospital. The registrars are actually doing their Masters Degree and they are doing their practicals at the hospital. In fact, they are supposed to pay us because we have allowed them to use our facilities to do their practicals. So, the patients do not pay. I have asked Kenyatta National Hospital that if they really do need these private registrars then they should sit down and negotiate with them. but as a Government we cannot pay them since they are not Government employees. There is no way we are going to pay them because before we do that, that must be passed by this House. Regarding the efforts being made by the Government, we have our own registrars and doctors. We have recalled most of them who are on leave and we have told them that it is illegal for the Government-sponsored registrars to join this strike since their fees are being met by the very Government. Lastly, the private registrars are not sponsored by the Government. They are self- sponsored. We do have our own Government registrars or those doctors who are doing their Masters. We have already paid their training fees to the various universities. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I understand the problem is that most of the doctors had borrowed money from banks but when we received the money from the Ministry of Finance, we refunded the monies they had spent in the various universities in order for them to get their certificates. So, as Government, we have had several meetings. There is no need for the strike since all the payments that have been pending have been met by the Government."
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