Teacher arrested for blocking jab

The head teacher of a Catholic-sponsored school has been arrested for preventing public health officials from conducting measles-rubella immunisation.

Catholic Sister Cecilia Kamau arrested for obstructing public health officers from vaccinating more than 700 pupils at St Anthony primary school. Sister Kamau the school said she was acting according to directive issued by Catholic Church that has raised issues on safety of the vaccine. Together with her is Public health officer Samuel King'ori and other officers. PHOTO BONIFACE THUKU

Sister Cecilia Kamau from St Anthony Primary in Bahati Sub-County was accused of blocking more than 700 children from accessing the vaccine. Consequently, parents were forced to take their children to non-Catholic-sponsored schools to be vaccinated.