The last time Wesonga was in a theatre was seven years ago, at the Aga Khan Hospital.
"What I am doing now is what a trained doctor should do because we took an oath of office to save lives and it is more of a calling than a profession," he said.
Wesonga, who hails from Matungu constituency , previously headed the medicine department at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology.
The 60 year old graduate from the University of Nairobi also worked at the Kenyatta National Hospital before joining Aga Khan Hospital.
He also holds a Master’s Degree in Public Health.
"My current position as the Health executive does not mean that I cannot treat people," Wesonga said.
“I have treated people at the maternity wing more than four times and I have gone to theatre once."
Kakamega government hired locum doctors to mitigate the effects of the strike.
"Through consultation and support from the governor, we have engaged doctors on temporary basis to work with our nurses to ensure continuous service delivery,” Wesonga said.
"We are providing services in critical sections like ICU, renal unit, theatres and the maternity wing. We however still experience problems in clinics, where consultants are required. But we are planning to employ more doctors to avert the current situation in future."
Wesonga said the county has so far promoted 27 doctors and is remitting doctor's statutory deductions.
On Thursday, Governor Fernandes Barasa gave the striking doctors 24 hours to report back to work or face the sack.
He said the strike has disrupted medical services and asked the medics to put lives of Kenyans first.
“We are ready to start hiring other doctors if they fail to resume work,” Barasa said.
He urged residents in need of medical care to seek services in dispensaries that are managed by nurses.
