The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists, and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has called for the immediate arrest of two individuals who were caught on camera threatening healthcare workers at a hospital in Busia County.
In a disturbing video, a man and a woman can be seen and heard verbally harassing two nurses at the facility, using inappropriate language.
The woman is seen on camera causing chaos by tossing objects from a nurse’s desk while hurling insults.
At one point, she threatens to involve someone named “Ababu,” while her accomplice contacts another person, urgently requesting their presence due to an alleged emergency.
“Harakisha ukuje hapa saa hii, (Hurry up and come here right now,) we have an emergency here!”
The duo, realizing they are being recorded, leave the scene promptly.
Reports suggest that the two individuals had brought a person, allegedly intoxicated, to the facility and demanded immediate attention, even ahead of other patients already waiting for treatment.
When informed that they could not jump the queue, they reportedly caused a disturbance and invoked the name of a senior government official.
KMPDU Secretary General Dr. Davji Atellah strongly condemned the incident, calling it “rudimentary, illegal, and immoral.”
He emphasised the need for authorities to intervene and bring the perpetrators to justice swiftly.
“This is rudimentary, illegal, and immoral. The attitude and action by politicians and their cronies to threaten healthcare workers at their place of work should be curtailed. The safety of healthcare workers is threatened in such facilties. The perpetrators of this heinous act should be brought to book urgently,” stated Dr. Atellah.
Watch the video:
"Hello Amakove. This is in Port Victoria. This was 31st Dec 23. If you listen keenly you can hear them mentioning a politician's name. The guy is a PA to a politician .At some point he pointed a gun but people fled."@MOH_Kenya@BusiaGovernment@InteriorKE @KenyaGovernors @kot pic.twitter.com/aF0jkDSIq8
— Amakove Wala (@lizwala) January 3, 2024
