Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua on Monday evening, April 20, gave a blunt Covid-19 update and tore into the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC), stating that they were out of touch with the real situation.
"Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures and extraordinary leadership. These are not normal times we are living in,
They (SRC) are talking about rules and regulations. Some of these people are so out of touch that they don't know that the rules & regulations should not control us, we are supposed to control them. But their mindset is just so myopic," he stated.
To further explain the grievous nature of the current pandemic, the Machakos governor shared an allegory.
"It's like those signs you find next to swimming pools that could probably read 'do not enter the pool without proper gear', then as you walk by a 2-year-old accidentally falls into the pool,
According to the salaries commission, you should first run and find yourself proper swimming gear, take a shower then return to attempt to save the drowning child, that is stupidity," he explained.
He vowed to break any rules & regulations set by the commission if it meant saving a life, and that he was ready to face any consequences that may arise later on.
" Let us use our common sense, we know that it is not common but let us try and use even the little we have," he stated.
The governor was speaking from Machakos Stadium which has been converted into a Covid-19 isolation centre, equipped with 1,000 beds.
“As we embark on preparing for any rise in the number of Covid-19 infections, the Machakos Government has converted Machakos Stadium into a health facility," he announced.
On April 12, the Machakos governor publicly announced his distaste at a letter issued by the SRC, contesting his plan to offer special monetary allowances to health workers within his county.
"Health workers are central to any health system. Even if we had state-of-the-art equipment, drugs, and hospitals, they cannot function without the requisite professionals," he stated at the time.
"It’s in this spirit, that I have been taken aback by a circular addressed to the Council of Governors (CoG) by SRC advising against payment of these allowances. In my respectful opinion, this circular is not only in bad taste but also completely out of tune with the mood and best interest of Kenyans,'" he added.
Watch the governors fiery address below:
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