Nakuru Governor Kinuthia Mbugua has termed the recent arrest of a catholic nun by health officials as regrettable.
Kinuthia apologized to Catholics in the country saying that her arrest was unnecessary.
Last week, health officials arrested Sister Cecilia Kamau , the headmistress of St Antony Academy during the ongoing measles rubella vaccination after she barred health officials from accessing the center to immunize the kids.
He added that he had issued a directive that the Sister should not be prosecuted for the offense, saying that they had also discussed it with the officers involved.
Speaking to the press on Saturday during the official opening of the Medicross Clinic, Kinuithia said that the nun was looking out for the best interest of the children who had been entrusted in their care.
“The health officers should have consulted on how to handle the situation. The way they treated her was uncalled for and unnecessary,” he added.
He pointed out that Sr Kamau's concern was that she was not authorized by the children’s parents to allow them be immunized.
“She was very right considering no prior communication had been done before. She was the third party here and she needed the parents consent before she could allow them to do anything on the children,” he quipped.
County Health Officer Benedict Osore said that they had managed to hit the 95 percent target that they had set out for the exercise.
“The number of children who were not immunized was insignificant as most of the catholic schools were day schools. We were able to reach the pupils who were barred from getting the vaccine in their various houses and in the churches they attended. Only two boarding schools which are run by the catholic church were completely inaccessible. We urge parents to take their children for the exercise as it will continue in the next one month,” said Osore.
Osore said that they were determined to ensure full immunity to all the children in the county.