The official urged the ministry of education and teachers service commission to revisit and amend the hospital insurance of teachers in order to help offset such bills. "We learnt from pupils who come from our teacher's village that, his family is now broke and that it cannot raise the hospital bill. Updated Wed, June 22nd 2016 at 11:49 GMT +3KIAMBU, KENYA: The Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) has urged the government to comprehensively insure all teachers in health instead of trying to push for unrealistic terms and conditions through the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). Kiambu West Knut branch secretary Michael Muna said that many teachers were being exposed to the vagaries of poor health services, some even dying due to lack of cash. This as pupils of Kimende primary school in Lari constituency mourned the death of their favorite teacher who succumbed to brain meningitis last weekend.

Source: Standard Digital June 22, 2016 09:00 UTC