Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero welcomes 226 new health workers appointed by county's Public Service board

Nairobi City County Governor Dr Evans Kidero looks on as Nairobi County Public Service Board Chairman, Arch Philip Kung'u hands over a letter of appointment to Vincent Achoka. Vincent is part of the 226 Health sector workers who received their appointment letters Wednesday morning.

Nairobi, Kenya: Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero on Wednesday received 226 new Health workers appointed by the county's Public Service board. This adds to 211 health workers recently appointed under the Economic Stimulus Program (ESP) bringing the total to 437 appointments in less than 6 months.

The new staff were handed appointment letters by handed Nairobi City County Public Service Board Chairman Arch Philip Kung’u. 

This is the first time since 1998 that a huge number of staff have been recruited by one sector.

 “Aside from the 226 health sector staff members who received their appointment letters today in the following sectors;  (Nursing officers III - 112, Specialized nursing officers II - 13, Clinical officers III and Clinical officer II - 41, Pharmaceutical technologists - 5, Medical Laboratory technologist- 50 and Medical specialists - 5) the County Public service board had also in the  course of this year interviewed and appointed 211 health workers under the Economic Stimulus Program (ESP) who consisted of; (Nurses, Assistant occupational therapists, Health education officers, Community oral health officers, pharmaceutical technologists, Laboratory Technicians & Technologists, Nutrition & Dietetic technologists and health records & information management officers).  In total Nairobi City County has recruited 437 staff members in the health sector making history by becoming the first county in the country to recruit a high number of staff members in one sector. All the young men and women represent the face of this country. We have recruited from as far as Isebania and North Eastern Kenya,” Governor Kidero said in press statement sent to newsrooms Wednesday.

CPSB chair Kung’u said adequate budgets had been set aside to pay the new recruits’ salaries. He added that the board had automated most of its core services by installing an Integrated Human Resource Management System and a Document Management System in order to shorten the time within the recruitment and selection processes for better efficiency.

Kidero added: “As a County government we take health matters seriously that is why we have set aside Kes 8B (27%) of our annual budget of Kes 31B and allocated to the health sector. We will continue to ensure Nairobi residents have a wide choice in as far as our health facilities are concerned.”