Thang’wah gives Wamatangi seven days to resolve doctors’ strike crisis or face summons

While accusing Wamatangi of “gross abdication of duty”, Thang’wah said in a press release that he stands in solidarity with the healthcare workers whom he said have been abandoned by their employer and whose demands remain unmet.

“I hereby issue an ultimatum to the Governor of Kiambu: you have seven days to resolve this crisis decisively. If no action is taken, I will move a formal motion in the Senate to have you summoned to explain your gross abdication of duty in this matter,” reads the statement issued on Thursday.

The Senator says he is deeply concerned and disheartened by the County Government of Kiambu’s prolonged failure to resolve the doctors’ strike, now on its 58th day, which has paralyzed healthcare services and put the lives of thousands of residents to risk.

“It is unconscionable that in a county as resourceful as Kiambu, public hospitals remain deserted, patients suffer unattended and frontline medics continue to be ignored – despite their genuine and pressing concerns over pay, working conditions and dignity at work,

“Even more disturbing is that this is the same county that has been boasting loudly about record revenue collection – much of it from hospitals – yet remains unwilling to invest those very resources –  back into the healthcare workers and infrastructure that sustains those collections. This is not just irresponsible, it is shameful!” wrote Thang’wah.

He maintained that as the Senator for Kiambu, he will not allow the lives of the people to be “held hostage by bureaucratic indifference or political pride.”

He added: “Kiambu deserves leadership that listens, acts and protects. Anything less is is a betrayal of public trust.”

The senator’s move comes as the striking doctors held demonstrated in Kiambu town demanding a resolution of their grievances.