The Mountain Journal
Employees of the Murang’a county government have not been paid for the last three months, prompting Governor Irungu Kang’ata to issue a notice to the Treasury Department.
In the past week, during the meetings with the employees, there has been a hue and cry from the 3,000 employees citing they last received their salaries and allowances in May.
During a familiarisation tour of Murang’a Level Five hospital, the Governor issued a notice to the county treasury department to pay the staff in two weeks’ time or they step aside.
“ It is absurd that the employees have gone for months without salaries and blame that the national treasury delay in remittance of money to the county does not hold water,” said Kang’ata.
During the tour, Kang’ata proposed Gynecological expert Dr Fredrick Mbugua to the position of Health and Sanitation CEC saying in an interview conducted he emerged the best.
“ Dr. Mbugua is among those who have been working at Murang’a County Referral Hospital and when he was the medical superintendent there were improved services and the facility was clean,” said the governor.
He added that the patients have been going without meals and milk despite the provision.Mbugua was replaced by Dr Leonard Gikera, as he was ordered back to the maternity ward.
At the same time, Kang’ata termed a Cancer Centre started by his predecessor Mwangi wa Iria as a white elephant project saying it was not properly done.
“ This is a waste of public funds and instead my administration will construct a modern Casualty center and medical wards,” said the governor.
In the administration of drugs, he said, a dispensation will be digitalized to ensure the loopholes of diversion will be sealed.
“ There will be an ICT Department that will be managed by experts to ensure all the operations at the Murang’a County Government are digitized,” said Kang’ata, adding that it will help to monitor and track drugs to end the culture of theft.
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