Pastor Kiamah Cries Bitterly on Pulpit While Narrating how Friend's Mum Died Due to Doctors' Strike

 

Reverend Tony Kiamah of the Kenya Assemblies of God ministry shared a heartbreaking account of how a fellow pastor lost his wife due to the ongoing nationwide doctors' strike. Pastor Kiamah at a past church service. He has condemned Kenyans for keeping quiet during the ongoing doctors' strike. Kiamah recounted the ordeal of Preacher Eric Otondo, who rushed his wife to Kenyatta National Hospital for urgent surgery just before the doctors went on strike. Unfortunately, they couldn't proceed with the surgery because the surgeons were absent, and the operating theatre was closed. Despite reaching out to the surgeons, Otondo's plea was not answered.  "He picked up the phone and called a few surgeons, but none went. And so he lay his mother on the bed and walked out. He could not stay to watch his mother breathe her last. He walked home," he said. Reverend Kiamah blames Kenyans for doctors' strike Expressing his dismay, Kiamah criticised the public and religious leaders for their silence on the dire consequences of the doctors' strike, emphasising that ordinary citizens suffer at hospitals. "I am still angry and I pray that I don't get bitter. But what is happening in this country is wrong. And what breaks my heart the worst is that pastors are saying nothing. The church is silent. And the people who are wasting away in those hospitals are our members.  I want to tell Governor Johnson Sakaja and all other governors and the CS for Health that the blood of that woman is in your hands," he added. Why Reverend Kiamah criticised Kenyans? In his frustration, he directed blame at the Nairobi county government, specifically Governor Johnson Sakaja, and the Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha for the tragic loss of the woman. He argued that the current challenges facing hospitals stem from Kenya's electoral habits, noting that voters prioritise tribal affiliations over merit. He urged for a shift in mindset, highlighting that real change will only come when voters prioritise competence over tribal allegiances. "Kenya is not broke. We have corrupt leaders in power and we elected those thugs. That is the truth because we elect people based on their tribe rather than merit," he stated.

by  Nancy Odindo