Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) on the spot over ethnic imbalance in recruitment
MPs want Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) management suspended over unfair recruitment
MPs want Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) management suspended over unfair recruitment.
The National Assembly Committee on Cohesion and Equal Opportunities on Monday, November 25, announced that they would push for the suspension of the senior management staff at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH).
During their sitting held in Kisumu, the Members of Parliament (MPs) determined that the hospital had failed to comply with the law of ethnic diversity in staffing noting that the Board of Management of the hospital needed to be held responsible for the same.
According to a report tabled by the MTRH Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Philip Kirwa, 67 percent of the staff at the government institution came from the same ethnic community.
“The report before the Committee shows that the hospital management has not made any attempt to balance ethnicity in its staffing establishment,” Mwingi North MP Paul Nzengu who chaired the session noted.
“The fact that the management did not ensure job seekers from other tribes benefit from the recent recruitment indicates that they are not willing to comply with the law.”
Due to Eldoret’s status as a city and a cosmopolitan area, the MPs noted that it was inconceivable that the board had failed to provide opportunities for individuals of other tribes.
“Eldoret has the face of Kenya and it is unfair that the management of MTRH cannot take advantage of these to ensure that all communities get a share of jobs in the facility,” Kaspul MP Charles Were noted.
Baringo South MP Charles Kamuren’s concern was more personal as he stated that members of his Baringo community that neighbours Eldoret had more often than not been considered for employment at the hospital.
“Baringo we are neighbours but when it comes to employment, MTRH does not consider us. This is wrong because we pay taxes just like other Kenyans and we deserve opportunities at the facility,” he said.
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As a government institution, MPs raised concern that such institutions that undertake the hiring process in a way that perpetuates tribalism paint the state in bad light.
The MTRH board was also on the hook for failing to keep its word despite assuring the committee in previous sessions that they would rectify the ethnic disparity at the institution.
“The CEO met the Committee 15 months ago and assured MPs that he would ensure ethnic balance in the workforce but it is surprising that even in the last staff recruitment they hired a majority from the local community,” he said.
Responding to the questions raised, Kirwa stated that he was doing his best to address the issue which he termed as ‘historical’.
“You are aware that I am new at the helm and most of the anomalies are historical. We are doing our best to correct them,” he said.
The committee, however, reiterated that the blame lay within the Board of Management which is responsible for the hiring process.
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