RESCUE OPERATIONS IS UNDERWAY AT WESTGATE, KENYANS URGED TO DONATE BLOOD. RESCUE OPERATIONS ARE STILL UNDERWAY AT WESTGATE MALL AS SECURITY OFFICIALS WORK TO TAKE TOTAL CONTROL OF THE BUILDING OVER 20 HOURS AFTER ARMED ASSAILANTS INVADED IT. KENYA RED CROSS SECRETARY GENERAL ABBAS GULLET HAS CALLED ON KENYANS TO COME OUT AND HELP IN ANY WAY THEY CAN. MEANWHILE BLOOD DONATIONS DRIVES ARE BEING CONDUCTED IN ALL MAJOR TOWNS TO HELP VICTIMS IN NEED OF BLOOD TRANSFUSION. IN NAIROBI A MAJOR BLOOD DONATION DRIVE IS BEING HELD AT THE KENCOM STAGE WITH THE GOVERNMENT AND KENYA RED CROSS APPEALING TO KENYANS TO TURN OUT AND DONATE BLOOD. IN NAKURU A SIMILA INITIATIVE IS BEING HELD AT CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AID OF THE WESTGATE CASUALTIES WITH A SIMILAR ONE IN MOMBASA BEING DONE AT KOBLENZ HALL NEXT TO KENYA RED CROSS OFFICES. A BLOOD DONATION DRIVE IS ALSO ON-GOING AT THE KISUMU BLOOD TRANSMISSION CENTRE. SIMILAR DRIVES ARE BEING HELD SINCE AT MP SHAH, AGA KHAN AND KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITALS.
Posted on: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 12:51:31 +0000