The Kenyatta National Hospital Head of Renal Unit and kidney specialist Dr Anthony Were Omolo has died due to Covid-19 complications.
Dr Were passed away on Friday night after 10 days in ICU where he has been receiving treatment after contracting Covid-19.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union described Were as a teacher and mentor to many who has left behind a great legacy.
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The deceased was the President of the African Association of Nephrology and Deputy Director of the East African Kidney Institute.
According to the Ministry of Health, as at Wednesday, 2,352 health workers had contracted Covid-19 since the virus hit the country in March.
Thirty, among them 10 doctors, have succumbed to the virus.
Earlier this week, three MPs cried as doctors narrated how they are mistreated and neglected by the national and county governments even as they put their lives on the line fighting Covid-19.