CS Ababu Namwamba On Video Of Woman Invoking His Name While Attacking Hospital Staff
The woman, amidst the chaos, had even attempted to throw jabs at the nurse while scattering office stationery on the floor
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Sports Cabinet Secretary (CS) Ababu Namwamba has broken his silence after conversation went rife regarding a viral video showing a woman invoking his name while causing dramatic scenes to the point of assaulting a healthcare worker.
The incident, which reportedly took place at Busia's Port Victoria Hospital, showed the woman captured in the undated video sent to Viral Tea's newsdesk harassing hospital staff in the company of a man based on what they termed as failing to attend to a patient.
The woman, amidst the chaos, had even attempted to throw jabs at the nurse while scattering office stationery on the floor and hitting the table before telling the nurse that she threatened to call someone she knew as 'Ababu'.
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“I have a right, let me call Ababu, this is how you kill people here, we have a patient in the emergency she cannot breathe,” she stated as she threw objects at the hospital staff and littered the floor.
Reports indicated that the woman, identified as a nursing student at Nairobi Women's Hospital College and currently on attachment at Kenyatta University Teaching Referral & Research Hospital (KUTRRH), was demanding preferential treatment for her relative.
The woman and the man at some point allegedly went ahead to draw a gun, forcing the helpless nurses to flee from the scene, according to eyewitnesses.
In response, CS Namwamba addressed public discussions surrounding his name after several parties had linked him to the dramatic incident on Wednesday, January 3.
“I want to directly address the recent discussions surrounding my name. The actions associated with me do not align with my values or commitment to public service.
"I unequivocally condemn any behaviour against principles of integrity. I am thoroughly investigating these allegations and will take decisive actions to rectify any wrongdoing,” Namwamba wrote on social media.
The CS further affirmed his dedication to “rebuilding trust through transparency and corrective measures.”
The act also attracted public condemnation from the Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists Dentists Union (KMPDU), led by its Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer Davji Atellah who called for legal action.
"This is rudimentary, illegal, and immoral. The attitude and actions of politicians and their cronies to threaten healthcare workers at their place of work should be curtailed," Atellah commented.
"The safety of healthcare workers is threatened in such facilities. The perpetrators of this heinous act should be brought to book urgently."
