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Families of Mandera attack victims appeal for specialised treatment for injured kin

Families of the injured persons confront the police as they try to block an ambulance at at the Mandera Referral Hospital. (Photo: Adan Mohamed)

By Adan Mohamed | Tuesday, March 26, 2024

They claimed that only the injured police officers were flown to Nairobi, leaving behind other injured individuals who were not law enforcement personnel.

Families of the survivors of Monday's terror attack in Mandera, which resulted in four fatalities, are expressing concern after their loved ones were not airlifted to Nairobi for advanced medical care.

The families are now appealing to the county government to intervene and arrange for the remaining injured individuals to be airlifted to Nairobi for specialised treatment at Kenyatta Hospital.

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They are urging the county commissioner and the local government to take action to ensure that all injured persons receive the necessary medical attention.

There was a brief confrontation between police officers and some of those aggrieved at the Mandera Referral Hospital after they obstructed ambulances transporting injured patients.

They claimed that only the injured police officers were flown to Nairobi, leaving behind other injured individuals who were not law enforcement personnel.

Families of the injured persons confront the police as they try to block an ambulance at at the Mandera Referral Hospital. (Photo: Adan Mohamed)

Ruth Mumbe, speaking on behalf of one of the affected families, disclosed that the injuries sustained by those left behind are more severe than those of the police officers who were evacuated to the capital.

"The remaining critical patients require urgent assistance to safely reach Nairobi," she emphasised.

Sarah Makokha, also speaking on behalf of the families emphasised the urgent need for additional assistance to airlift the remaining critical patients.

As of now, out of the eleven injured individuals from the attack, only two police officers have been airlifted to Nairobi, while the rest are still undergoing treatment at Mandera County Referral Hospital.

The scene at the Fish Point Kiosk in Mandera town, where a terror attack on March 25, 2024, left four people dead. (Photo: Adan Mohamed)

Three police officers and a civilian were killed in the attack at an eatery in Mandera. The killed civilian worked at the establishment.

County Commander Samuel Mutunga had on Monday assured that those who suffered critical injuries would be airlifted to Nairobi for advanced medical care.