Ole Lenku wrote:Rankaz13 wrote:sorovi wrote:maka wrote:Rankaz13 wrote:mwenza wrote:Rankaz13 wrote:Looks like the worst is finally here. So far, Baringo, Marsabit and Laikipia counties confirmed to have cut health workers' salaries by withdrawing some allowances. No explanations as yet.
I don't think there is any county that will pay doctors non-practicing allowances.
Latest update: the 'erroneous' payslips have been 'recalled'.
This were the issues that needed to be worked on before devolution of health services took place
There is no perfect system and I believe we need to give devolution a chance.. We all learn from experience and get to learn from the mistake we make.. else waiting for a time when all will be flawless is a big dream..
Let try it and from there improve on the inefficiencies and after some month we will be looking back and appreciating where we have come from
While we experiment, I know of at least two hospitals (not health centres) near me that have literally have had to be closed down after mass resignations of health workers. In yet another, senior cadres are soon set to leave.
It was a huge mistake to insist on taking up the payroll functions in a rush. His payslip reads Nairobi but he works at a hospital in Lamu. He has been paid by both counties. This kind of situation would have been avoided if the governors would have taken a few months to audit their staff. From here each county would have had an effective integrated personnel and payroll database.
While at it, the status of registrars and other postgrad HCWs is as yet unconfirmed and may degenerate into another strike. Apparently, they were devolved to Nbi county but since they don't strictly work for the county or its health facilities/agencies (being students), it is feared the county may soon declare them ghost workers as has been hinted privately by some county officers, some of whom are alluding to having paid the Jan salaries out of central gov't pressure.
Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.