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Fallen nurse during Ebola eradication mission awarded Head of State Commendation

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 Casket bearing the body of Edith Dorothy Ong'onda nurse who had traveled to Sierra Leone together with other nurses in fight of Ebola, but unfortunately started ailing meningitis which forced her to travel back to Kenya in a critical condition where she eventually succumbed to death. The service was held at Luanda in Vihiga County on Jan 16th, 2016. Photo:CHRISPEN SECHERE.

A nurse who went into a coma while on an Ebola eradication mission in Sierra Leone last year, has been awarded the Head of State Commendation.

This was during her burial in Luanda, Vihiga County, yesterday. Edith Dorothy Ong'onda was recognised for her bravery to go help salvage the situation in the Ebola hit nation.

Her family said it had no grudge against the Government in regard to her death and they had accepted her devotion to saving mankind.

"She was a lovely daughter who wanted the best for everyone. When she told us she had prepared all necessary documents and was heading to fight Ebola in Sierra Leone, no one could stop her," eulogised Japheth Ong'onda, her father.

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