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Covid-19: Bungoma MCAs vow to punish health officers who rejected lorry driver

An illustration image of the Covid-19 coronavirus, obtained on February 27, 2020, courtesy of the US Food and Drug Administration. PHOTO | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Chair George Makari (Musikoma Ward) said the committee will take action against the officials for negligence and making a move that put other people at risk of contracting the virus.
  • While stressing the need for utmost caution in dealing with the pandemic, he cited the case of Health executive Antony Walela whom MCAs impeached in June on allegations of incompetence.
  • The lorry driver identified only as Moses was taken to the quarantine centre by his friends after exhibiting Covid-19 symptoms.

Bungoma County’s Health committee has vowed to take action against health officials at the Webuye MTC quarantine centre for rejecting a patient later found to have Covid-19.

After he was turned away, the lorry driver went to a hotel in Webuye town.