Uasin Gishu Deputy Governor H.E Hon Daniel Chemno has challenged health workers to continue investing in scientific research.
Speaking on Wednesday during the 20th Kenya Clinical Association Scientific conference held at an Eldoret Hotel, the Deputy Governor said that research was the only way of enhancing professional development.
He said that research presents new emerging trends and issues affecting the health staff in their respective cadres besides presenting new innovations.
His sentiments were echoed by Health County Executive Committee Member Mrs. Everlyne Rotich who said the research was paramount in the health sector.
The two leaders praised the work done by Clinical Officers saying they play an integral role in manning and running the day to day activities of a numberof health facilities in Uasin Gishu County.
The DG said that clinical offices stood with the County Administration at the hour of need when the doctors were on strike last year.
He said that the administration will continue supporting and equipping the clinicians adding that the cadre is the main drivers of realizing thegovernment’s agenda of providing quality health care to all.
Mrs. Rotich said that the County Government will continue prioritizing the provision of quality services in all the facilities in the entire County.
Uasin Gishu County is situated in the mid-west of the Rift Valley covering an area of 3,345.2 square kilometers and lies between longitude 34 degrees 50’ east and 35 degrees 37’ west and latitude 0 degrees 03’ south and 0 degrees 55’ north . The county is sub-divided into six sub-counties namely; Soy, Turbo, Moiben, Ainabkoi, Kapseret and Kesses. It borders six counties namely Elgeyo Marakwet County to the East, Trans Nzoia to the North, Kericho to the South, Baringo to the South East, Nandi to the South West and Bungoma to the West.
The county has an estimated population of 894,179 with urban population contributing about 31% of the entire population.
The population density is 267 persons per sq.km .The County has potential labor force of 550,000 (56%) of the entire population. Hence 44% of the population is dependent. Uasin Gishu County is a highland plateau with altitudes falling gently from 2,700 metres above sea level to about 1,500 metres above sea level. The County lies within the Lake Victoria catchment zone and all its rivers drain into the lake. The main rivers include; Sosiani, Kipkaren, Kerita, Nderugut, Daragwa and Sambu .
The County Government of Uasin Gishu is the creation of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and successor of the defunct City Council of Uasin Gishu. It operates under the auspices of the Cities and Urban Areas Act, The Devolved Governments Act and a host of other Acts.
The County Government of Uasin Gishu is charged with the responsibility of providing a variety of services to residents within its area of jurisdiction. These include the services that were hitherto provided by the defunct City Council and the ones that have been transferred from the national government. The former include Physical Planning, Public Health, Social Services and Housing, Primary Education Infrastructure, Inspectorate Services, Public Works, Environment Management while the latter include Agriculture, Livestock Development and Fisheries, Trade, Industrialization, Corporate Development, Tourism and Wildlife, Public Service Management.
Its name comes from the Illwuasin-kishu Maasai clan. The land was the grazing area of the clan. They surrendered the land to the colonial government in the Anglo-Maasai agreement of 1911, and were subsequently pushed towards Trans Mara. The plateau that they once occupied was then registered in its Anglicised version, Uasin Gishu