Gideon Mutai

[Gideon Mutai @drmutai]

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity

[Gideon Mutai @drmutai]

@DrKorirMD Data Science.

[Gideon Mutai @drmutai]

@dennischege I hope this conversation was recorded.

[Gideon Mutai @drmutai]

@MwangiNjan5137 @Herstory104 @amerix National scheme doesn't have that allocation for dental. Those on FFS had that annual allocation of 50k.

[Gideon Mutai @drmutai]

@OchiengJasper @KCBGroup @WanguiMukono @KCBGroup I would also like to know this information.

[Gideon Mutai @drmutai]

@Daktari_Muli

[Gideon Mutai @drmutai]

@Iam_IanVfx @KhalifKairo Kazi safi Ian. I love this.

[Gideon Mutai @drmutai]

@DrKorirMD Tag me along on your next visit. I'll take photos and create a memorable video.

[Hon Robert ALAI, HSC @RobertAlai]

The intern doctors deserve more than Ksh 300,000 monthly stipend.

The Ksh 206,000 request is kind. The problem is that we have people who don’t understand national priorities.

How do you treat doctors worse than an MCA? There is no way a doctor (intern or otherwise) should be earning less than elected politicians.

I find it insulting that our doctors, engineers, scientists etc are treated like they are just ordinary professionals.

They aren’t.

[Gideon Mutai @drmutai]

@Daktari_Muli @Mutanu_Munyao I do not wish that on any intern with meager pay.

[Gideon Mutai @drmutai]

@Daktari_Muli @Mutanu_Munyao Me too. The ringtone I used during internship used to give me micro heart attacks. Anytime my phone rings, I knew I was done. Ambulance siren 🚨 announced some work requiring immediate attention.

[Sam Kibz @Samkibz_]

#DoctorsStrikeKE
#DoctorsDeserveBetter
Ladies and Gentlemen i present to you the faces of corruption incompetency and clowns that the president has sent to negotiate with doctors on behalf of the government.Indeed Doctors and Kenyan citizens at large deserve better!!

[Mohamed Jamaal @mj_twitzs]

They have turned doctors into food delivery agents. Nothing wrong with a delivery job but no one should be pushed into labour they are not happy with after 7 years of training. Who will save this nation?

[Daktar Makori @Oyugi_KE]

Prof @LukoyeAtwoli aptly shared his views on the current crisis in the health sector. It is clear the president is being misadvised and the government is losing traction on the key sectors.
#DoctorsStrikeKE
#LipaKamaUmbrella
#LipaKamaCurtains

[Citizen TV Kenya @citizentvkenya]

Robert Mbui – Deputy Minority Leader, N.A.: It is unfortunate that President Ruto is speaking almost a month after the doctor's strike began. It is also surprising to hear him state that we must live within our means, yet Kenyans can't live within their means because the government is taking more money from them. #DayBreak @SamGituku

[Citizen TV Kenya @citizentvkenya]

Ledama Olekina – Senator, Narok: The doctors are saying there's wastage of public funds and the gov't doesn't care about the needs of the people if you look at the travel budget (Ksh. 11.3B) of the national gov't alone. They are saying they are overworked and need more doctors to be employed but they have gotten a slap on the face because President Ruto is focused on employing his friends in the CAS position which would cost the gov't Ksh. 458 million per year. #DayBreak @SamGituku

[Chibanzi Mwachonda 🇰🇪 @CMwachonda]

Debunking the medical officer intern salary:

The comparisons among professions is null and void, teachers, doctors, lawyers, pilots, engineers, architects, journalists, bankers, economists among many others work across different sectors with different salaries. Each profession has unique job requirements & duties and contributes to the economy differently.

Historically, medical internship was the entry point into public service for doctors. In public service, all graduates begin with a basic slaary salary ranging from kshs. 35,910 - 45,880.

The following allowances are applicable to all graduates in public service not only Medical officer Interns/Junior doctors:
House allowance - Kshs. 12,000 - kshs. 28,000 {depending on the town one works in}.

Commuter allowance - Kshs. 6,000

Unique allowances to the Medical Profession due to the nature of the job include:
⁃Emergency Call Allowance
⁃Health Worker Extraneous Allowance
⁃Health Worker Risk Allowance
⁃Non- Practice allowance {Introduced in 2001/2002 to improve the pay package of the doctor.

The medical officer intern is the junior most doctor, the nature of the job of the graduate doctors requires them to work beyond the 8:00am to 5:00pm standard working time.

Hospitals must offer services to Kenyans 24 hours round the clock, therefore junior doctors work together with their senior colleagues at night, on weekends and during public holidays.

Additionally, the occupational risks for instance needle pricks during procedures in the emergency departments, ward and theatre. HIV, airborne disease such as TB all fall in this category & are compensated for by the risk allowance,

The salaries were progressively improved between 2001 - 2017 & have always been a budgetary item on the @MOH_Kenya annual budget. The health workforce expenditure is the MOST important item in any healthcare system, without the workers you CANNOT offer services.

The 2016 @srckenya job evaluation survey and report captured all this, the irony is that all this is being disregarded by the same government by reducing the pay to between Kshs, 47,000 - Kshs. 70,000.

What we are witnessing is a dishonest and bullish government that neither values professions nor the quality of health care services offered to its citizens.

[@Dr. Tosh @GitongaAntony8]

I agree Mr President let's indeed live within our means.. Interns salaries is 50% less than your entertainment allowance boss, @Nakhumicha_S partying allowance plus phone call allowance can pay 5 interns.. Lead by example
#DoctorsStrikeKE
#ImplementCBA2017
#LipaKamaCAS

[OppressedKenyan @UndyTom]

@Nakhumicha_S @Nakhumicha_S Indeed you and your boss have been singing the same song. May God have mercy on your souls that are causing loss of many innocent Kenyan souls. #DoctorsStrikeKE
#LipaKamaUmbrella
#LipaKamaCAS
#PatiaDaktariCarpet
#GovernmentOnStrike

[Dr. Mutwiri Wilson Meeme. @ItsDrMutwiri]

@Nakhumicha_S 😆 🤣
#DoctorsStrikeKE
#ImplementCBA2017
#LipaKamaCAS
#LipaKamaUmbrella