Wednesday April 10, 2024 - Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale has requested President William Ruto to invite him to State House to brainstorm over the ongoing doctors' strike.
In a statement to Kenyans, Khalwale named three other people
that he wants to join him in the conversation, citing their experience in the
health sector.
According to Khalwale, the ongoing doctors’ strike is a
looming disaster in the making and needs to be solved immediately.
Terming him as one of the most brilliant medical minds in
Kenya, Khalwale fronted Raila Odinga’s ally and Seme MP Dr James Nyikal, who is
the former director of Medical Services as a person who deserves to sit in that
meeting.
“He was my lecturer at the University of Nairobi,” Khalwale
noted.
The lawmaker further fronted Endebess Constituency MP, Robert
Pukose, a former medical superintendent, and the Health Director General Dr
Patrick Amoth as persons who can generate brilliant ideas on the best way to
approach the strike.
“I'm persuaded that if State House invites us for a
brainstorming session accompanied by our combined medico-political experience,
we will in absolute good faith, inform the way forward,” he stated.
As the health sector paralysis rages on, Kenyans living along
the border have opted to seek medical services from hospitals in the
neighbouring countries of Tanzania and Uganda.
According to a report released in March, the number of
Kenyans admitted in Rombo and Longido, both in Tanzania rose by a noticeable
margin.
The ongoing doctors' strike has so far cost both sides a lot.
Several deaths have been reported resulting from a lack of
attendees in hospitals around the country.
The
Kenyan DAILY POST
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