Cabinet Secretaries Reshuffled in Fresh Changes
Murangá County Governor Irungu Kang’ata has reshuffled his Cabinet and ordered five medical superintendents in Murang’a Level Five and Four hospitals to resign in fresh changes aimed at restructuring the county healthhealth sector.
While citing the alleged widespread complaints from the residents over poor service delivery at the health facilities, the governor said the superintendents have until September 7 to relinquish their positions.
While addressing the media at his office on Tuesday, Kang’ata said the county will advertise the positions for the interested candidates to apply for the positions and only the qualified will be picked.
“The candidates shall be subjected to a suitability test conducted internally by the county and the successful candidates will get the job,” Kang’ata said.
“The med sups will serve for a one-year renewable term. At the renewal stage, a client’s satisfactory survey will be conducted to determine the necessity of renewal.”
Further, he directed the automation of systems in all the 157 health facilities in the county to help improve service delivery.
Kang’ata said there are complaints of lack of drugs despite the county ensuring there is adequate supply pointing out that there is a possibility of drugs being smuggled out of the facilities.
“I have given a one-month ultimatum to those in charge of the health sector to ensure the operations in all the facilities are automated failure to which they will face disciplinary action,” he remarked.
The governor however acknowledged there have been hitches in the digitization program appealing for patience from the public.
“We are working to have the system stabilize for efficiency and these complains will be things of the past,” he said.
“I will also be able to monitor drug dispensation from all the facilities and track all the operations to ensure efficiency.”
As for the Cabinet shuffle, CEC Public Service James Gatuna has been moved from the public service department to the lands department.
Cabinet Secretaries Reshuffled in Fresh Changes
