Nairobi, March 1 -- The umbrella union of nurses in Kenya have called for action against police officers who were involved in the attack of Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Secretary General Davji Atellah.

Dr Atellah was injured after being hit by a teargas canister while leading a peaceful protest in Nairobi on Thursday.

The protest by the medics was aimed at pushing for the posting of medical interns ahead of the February deadline agreed upon by the doctors' union and the Ministry of Health.

While terming the incident as cowardly and an affront to democracy, National Nurses Association of Kenya (NNAK) President Collins Ajwang' said peaceful demonstrations are allowed by the Constitution of Kenya.

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