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    "id": 7136,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Anyang’-Ny’ong’o",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Medical Services",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 193,
        "legal_name": "Peter Anyang' Nyong'o",
        "slug": "peter-nyongo"
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    "content": "On the issues of salary increment and payment of commuter allowance, the management responded by indicating that salaries and allowances paid by the Kenyatta National Hospital were harmonized with those in the Civil Service. The management further indicated that the hospital did not have the ability to pay. This position was affirmed vide the Office of the President Circular Ref: OPCAB2/23A of 25th May, 2011, suspending any review of remunerations in the Public Service. The dispute ended up in the Industrial Court and the matter is due for hearing starting from 223rd November this year. With regard to the implementation of the commuter allowance Phase II, the hospital implemented commuter allowance Phase I in May, 2011. Phase II was not implemented as the hospital did not have funding for the same. The requests were made to the Ministry of Finance to allocate funds for the payment of the allowances, but the funds were not availed on time. On 2nd November, 2011, the Kenya Union of Domestic, Hotel, Education Institutions, Hospital and Allied Workers wrote to the Kenyatta National Hospital and gave seven days notice to the management to pay commuter allowance Phase II to unionisable employees or face industrial action. The notice expired at midnight on Tuesday, 8th November, 2011. On 9th November, 2011, the unionisable employees of the hospital worked normally up to 10.30 a.m., thereafter, services were discontinued except in theatres, accident emergency and paediatric emergency unit, renal, labour ward and new born unit which handle emergencies. The following services were affected:- (i) Outpatient clinics which remained closed. (ii) Diagnostic services. (iii) Cleaning services, wards and laundry. (iv) Waste management. (v) Preparation of food. (vi) Pottering services for patients. (vii) Food. (viii) Linen."
}