Residents have accused the county's Acting Chief Officer Health, Dr Eunice Fwaya, who attended the ceremony, of “sanctioning the laziness.”
Dr Fwaya and county's acting county director of communication Mr Auscar Wambiya said the caregivers work hard to protect lives.
A nurses' welfare association in Siaya County has come under attack from area residents after announcing on social media that its members have founded a hearse business.
In a WhatsApp group, whose members include top county government officials including the governor Cornel Rasanga, Bondo Nurses Welfare Association member John Ogeya blasted his colleagues who are moving away from opening nursing homes and dispensaries to hearses.
