Teacher's body held in hospital over bill of 1.9 Million

Sally Tallam with her daughters two physically challenged children at home in Perkerra in Baringo county on February 28,2019 .Her husband late Paul Tallam who was a teacher at Perkerra Primary school collapsed in class while teaching on November 14 last year and was rushed to Marigat hospital and later transferred to a hospital in Nakuru where was admitted for months before he died .The family is now appealing for the release of his body which has been detained Mediheal Hospital in Nakuru for the past one and a half months over a bill of Sh 1.9 Million.[Photo:Kipsang Joseph/Standard]

Dealing with the loss of a loved one is never easy. But for one family from Marigat, Baringo County, their pain has been made worse by their inability to raise Sh1.9 million to enable them have their kin’s body released for burial.