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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Residents of South Mugirango in Kisii county turned up in their hundreds on Sunday to protest the withdrawal of health staff from Nduru Level 5 Hospital.<\/p>\n

The withdrawal followed an attack, three weeks ago, on a driver and two medical staff sent by the county to relocate an anesthesia equipment to Keumbu Level 4 Hospital.<\/p>\n

Following the incident, various medical union officials gave a statement saying they were withdrawing their staff from the subcounty hospital citing insecurity concerns at the health facility.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, however, the residents denied insecurity claim in the region.<\/p>\n

They gave the county government a 48-hour ultimatum to redeploy staff to the hospital to help normalise operations.<\/p>\n

Lilian Mogendi, one of the protesters and a former Kisii Assembly nominee, said female patients were hurting the most with the continued closer of the facility.<\/p>\n

“Expectant women are forced especially to travel far to get a service they should be enjoying here,” she said.<\/p>\n

Richard Otula, another resident, said they have unanimously decided not to pay tax until the facility reopens.<\/p>\n

“We will only start paying cess if our facilities are operational, there is no need to if we are not receiving services,” he told journalists.<\/p>\n

At least three revenue officers were beaten up at Riosiri market early Sunday when they turned up to collect cess.<\/p>\n

During the protests, the residents walked from Riosiri to Nduru Hospital where they demanded the reopening of the facility by Monday.<\/p>\n

Area MP Sylvanus Osoro supported calls for nonpayment of cess until operations at the health facility are normalised.<\/p>\n

“Otherwise there is no need to pay money to the County when you’re not receiving services,” he said outside the CDF offices.<\/p>\n

Two makeshift hospitals-Robbiment and Tabaka Mission Hospital – were at hand to offer services to the residents.<\/p>\n

Osoro said the two hospitals were volunteering services following the closure of their public facility.<\/p>\n

Separately, Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union officials said they have resolved to redeploy doctors to Nduru by Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Union Nyanza branch Secretary General Aggrey Orwenyo said it was on abundant of caution and humanitarian grounds they had decided to abandon the strike.<\/p>\n

Orwenyo, however, said they want the issue of security of all staff deployed there to be guaranteed security.<\/p>\n

Clinicians, however, objected to calls on their staff to return to work.<\/p>\n

They said the issues they had raised with the authorities have not been addressed.<\/p>\n

Similar concerns were raised by the nurses and other cadres who said there had been insufficient consultations on the matter.<\/p>\n

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