In a letter to House Clerk Michael Sialai, PSK President Dr Louis Machogu warned the threats will adversely boomerang against President Uhuru Kenyatta’s universal health coverage goal, one of the four pillars of his Big Four Agenda. The legacy of the President, who is serving his second and last term, is centred on health, affordable housing, manufacturing and food security. NURSING TOOLSLast week, the committee members expressed concern over the decision by the ministry to “misadvise” the President into rejecting the Health Laws (Amendment) bill in December 2018 through a memorandum to the MPs. MPs RESPONSEMs Chege, the committee chairperson, denied the claims by the PSK stating that having the nursing commodities under the PPB would escalate nurses’ issues. On Tuesday, Dr Machogu said that as far as the nursing commodities are concerned, the committee was grossly misinformed on global best practices and what is ideal for the country.

Source: Daily Nation February 26, 2019 15:45 UTC