EX-NMS employees urge Sakaja to keep his word
Healthcare staff who served under the now defunct Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) are calling upon Nairobi governor Johnson Sakaja to keep his word and employ them.
The 1,350 members from the carders of health are decrying unfair treatment from the county and now demand to be treated fairly.
Speaking to Nairobi News, the group chairperson said they will also not allow any interference from Nairobi Members of County Assembly (MCAs) and other ‘cartels’ at the City Hall who are determined to award their cronies employment opportunities at their expenses.
“We call upon the governor to keep his promise of employing and absorbing the NMS workers. We are also against mistreatment,” the group told Nairobi News.
“Our position as Healthcare staffs who are working on contracts at Nairobi City County and whose public and county resources have been invested on their capacity building and trainings to be all prioritized and absorbed permanently before employing other additional new employees to cap a serious staffing shortage currently experienced in all health facilities in Nairobi,”
“The Governors and Health Taskforce report of filling these vacancies first with staff on contracts should be STRICTLY ADHERED TO. For vacancies in which few vacancies have been advertised a review should be done to ensure that all the staff on contracts are absorbed,” the group added.
In January 2023, Sakaja directed former NMS staff whose contracts expired to report to City Hall, and apply for permanent county posts.
“I directed that all former NMS enforcement officers whose contracts with NMS had expired to report back to work immediately and be paid their pending dues. We will give them first priority to apply for the permanent and pensionable jobs under the Nairobi County Government,” the Governor stated.
The county boss promised to absorb the NMS employees to the payroll. That has yet to happen.
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