The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) denied claims that a healthcare practitioner was among those killed during last week's anti-finance bill protests.
Last week, social media accounts claimed that a female doctor was shot by police officers and proclaimed dead at the hospital.
KMPDU Secretary-General Davji Atellah, however, explained that a woman called Margaret Obuya was wrongly identified as a doctor when purchasing medications at Transchem Chemist in the CBD during the demonstrations.
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He said that she was injured by a tear gas canister and was later brought to Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) for emergency care. Atellah stated that she has been discharged and is now resting at home.
"We have also reached out to a Miss Margaret Obuya who was mistakenly identified as a doctor. She was hit by a teargas canister while she was buying drugs at Transchem Chemist in the CBD during the protest. She was admitted for emergency treatment at Kenyatta National Hospital for her injuries. Margret has since been discharged and is currently recuperating at home," the statement read in part.
"As a Union, we continue to condemn the illegal use of disproportionate force by the security officers on unarmed protestors, including medical personnel, lawyers and journalists and demand that IPOA investigate and prosecute all officers found culpable. Demonstrations, protests, and picketing are constitutional rights and must be protected."
