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Sunday 26 October 2014

MODERN DAY SLAVERY IN THE SAUDI ARABIA. WARNING: VIDEO IS GRAPHIC

Sending your children (grown-ups) to the Middle-East to work results in lots of things that exceed words! Many die without recourse, no body is shown up, nothing is known about the circumstances that led to their deaths.

Those who come out of the situation scathed from head to toe decry that the first thing that happens once you land at the airport's that, all your identity papers are confiscated. You are then driven to a far-off land which will be your new torture chambers, you'll be overworked, you'll be beaten, you'll be denied food, you'll be sexually abused, in short, you'll be stripped off of all your rights, you'll cease to exist as a human being, you'll cease to exist as anything at all!

The gruesome video that finally got into me is of this young Ethiopian lady, tied upside down from the ceiling being beaten for heaven's knows how long by a Saudian family members, she is wailing and screaming, the men takes turn to beat her, other's are there to watch. Whatever wrong she did, does not at all justify the punishment subdued. It is just not right! It shouldn't be happening!

Who shall be the voice of these people? Who shall warn them beforehand that once they leave their homes they are heading for the dangerously unknown event? What can be done about these situations?

Reference;
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=418240411637968&fref=nf

Monday 13 October 2014

Mater Hospital

What I picked online concerning Mater Hospital. The names of the complainants shall only be disclosed if the matter is approached legally.

This post only serves to warn the larger public of the impending danger looming at the hospital. If you can take up other options, then do just that.

MATER HOSPITAL a no go zone if u care for your loved ones. After an accident in Mombasa, and being in Nairobi now I went to Mater hospital for follow up. Spent three hours in pain(I can barely sit down) without being attended to. A small 'doc' passes by and does a check barely looking at my discharge letter frm msa, requests blood tests and i pay 3900 upfront on top of 1200 registration. another 2 hrs later after much msukumano the lady 'doc' tells me I have infections n have to be admitted. I refuse and leave with my guardian to another hosi. 1 hr later I leave fully shughulikiwad. kumbe the discharge letter says my wounds to be checked and stitches removed.(cant read doctors chinese handwritting u know) I noticed very idle young 'docs' with small trousers going up n down the wards doing absolutely nothing. Am sure they are looking for people to fill these beds if not the mortuary.

 Patient service is one of the worst....a relative CS turned septic and they duly discharged her when her tummy was swollen..serious vomiting one day later and she was rushed to Nrb hospital who discovered the main issue and infact had to operate her again after the CS to correct the situation. Thank God she is today ok but the experience was the worst. Inexperienced doctor was put to handle her emergency CS and the result was thus. A secod relative got an accident and had to be dashed for emergency brain surgery through some hole. They refused to work on her until we fully raised Kshs. 400,000 in the wee hours of night. Despite all however both are alive.

Tuesday 18 February 2014

Kenya: KTN Reporter Threatened for Exposing Hospital Scandal

PRESS RELEASE
Nairobi — A TV journalist has received death threats twice this week following his coverage of wrongdoing at a hospital in the western Kenyan town of Bungoma, according to the journalist and news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities to immediately investigate the threats and ensure the reporter's safety.
Robert Wanyoni, reporter for the Kenya Television Network (KTN), obtained footage of a pregnant woman giving birth on the floor of the Bungoma District Hospital, the journalist told CPJ. The footage was taken on August 9 by another pregnant woman, he said. The video, which aired on KTN on September 3, shows the woman giving birth on the floor, followed by nurses scolding her and even slapping her.
"She delivered on the floor, a dirty floor and even had to walk, carrying her baby to another ward," Wanyonyi told CPJ.
The same day the story aired, Wanyoni said he received an anonymous call warning him to vacate the town or "we will send you to the grave," he told CPJ. At 5 a.m. the next morning, he said he received a similar threat. He has filed a police report about the threats.
Bungoma County Criminal Investigations Department Officer Peter Madeya told CPJ that he is investigating Wanyonyi's case and is attempting to track the anonymous caller through local cell phone networks.
Wanyonyi told CPJ that he requested comment for the story from the hospital's superintendent, Dr. Mulianga Egesa, who denied the allegations. He told CPJ that since the report aired, he has received at least 25 messages from citizens complaining of negligence at the hospital.
"Critical journalists such as Robert Wanyoni serve an important function by exposing gaps in the practice of medicine and in other public services," said CPJ East Africa Consultant Tom Rhodes. "Authorities must go beyond rhetoric and ensure that Wanyoni is safe, as well as holding those responsible for the threats to account."
Bungoma County Governor Kenneth Lusaka and County Cabinet Secretary for Health Grace Khayota visited the facility today and suspended four of the nurses for alleged mishandling of the patient, according to local journalists. In a press briefing at the hospital today, Egesa accused Wanyonyi of being "fond of reporting negative things" and said he would "deal with him," Wanyonyi and local journalists attending the event told CPJ.
The hospital has since banned the use of cell phones within the wards, including in the maternity ward, according to news reports.
The story has elicited shock among the Kenyan public, especially on Twitter. The hashtag #theSickHospital is trending on Twitter.
In 2011, Wanyonyi briefly went into hiding after receiving repeated death threats in connection with his coverage of coffee theft at a factory in Bungoma County.

Source; All Africa. http://allafrica.com/stories/201309060721.html


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