This follows President Uhuru Kenyatta's May 21 announcement that the national government will hire an additional 5,000 health workers in the intensified war on Covid-19. NMS Health Services director Josephine Kibaru Mbae told the Star on Thursday that the recruitment will go a long way in addressing the shortage of health workers in Nairobi. “When we took over from City Hall we noted that indeed there is a shortage of health workers and many hospitals relied on locum. City Hall had on paper 3,300 health workers inclusive of cleaners and drivers at the time health services were handed over to NMS. “The distribution (of PPEs) was done based on the needs of the health workers presented and where they are stationed.

Source: The Star May 28, 2020 19:52 UTC