The law demands the bodies to be released for immediate disposal, says Kagwe
The Mountain Journal
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has underscored the need for the private health facilities to be humane and release bodies instead of detaining them over unpaid bills.
Kagwe said it was against the law for the facilities to hold the bodies while they are supposed to be buried immediately.
Speaking when he laid a foundation stone at Kigumo Sub County Hospital in Murang’a, explained that there is a policy being formulated to regulate the amount of money to be paid when one is seeking for treatment.
“There are concerns that some bodies have been in mortuaries for months due to lack of resources. If this can happen in Europe families can dump the bodies, but since we are Africans and have a tradition we labour hard to give the departed souls a good send off,” said the CS.
In the 58th Mashujaa day celebration, he said, they aim to celebrate the 5.8 million people as heros after they got vaccinated against Covid 19.
“We have counties of Nyeri, Murang’a and Kisumu which are doing well in the Covid 19 vaccination exercise,” said the CS.
He further explained that the government could be forced to open the economy and the unvaccinated persons restricted from entering certain places.
Murang’a County Health and Sanitation Executive Joseph Mbai there are more than 70 vaccination centres including dispensaries, where the people can go for the vaccination.
Present were MPs, the host Wangari Mwaniki, Ngugi Nduati(Gatanga), Sabina Chege( Murang’a), Mary Wamaua( Maragua) and Mercy Gakuya( Kasarani).
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