Under claims that appointments were done unfairly, the Garissa County Assembly has called for the revocation of all health workers.
The County Public Service Board will now call for fresh recruitment.
This came after the assembly adopted the Health Committee’s report on the process of recruiting of the health workers.The committee, chaired by Masalani Ward Representative Abubakar Mohamed Shide, recommended that the board undertakes a repeat exercise within three months.
It also recommended that all future decisions of the board should be made in meetings with quorum and proceedings of such meetings recorded. The ward reps said the board should only consider applicants with required qualifications, including practicing licenses and certificates from professional bodies.They also recommended that the board engages the Health department during the repeat recruitment exercise.