Following the revocation of the extended lease title to the 25-hectare piece of land, the Nakuru County government has taken over management of the Nakuru War Memorial Hospital forcing patients to seek refuge in other hospitals.
Officers from the county who raided and shut down the hospital accused it of forging documents to extend its lease.
The forcible takeover disrupted the facility’s operations. Patients who had been transferred to other hospitals were among those who were affected.
Medics were also assigned to nearby hospitals while they awaited their final transfer.
“The county government of Nakuru wishes to inform the public and the country at large that it has today, October 27, 2023, taken over the management of Nakuru War Memorial Hospital beginning today,” Nakuru County Secretary Dr Samuel Mwaura stated during the takeover at the facility.
The 99-year lease, which began in 1922, lapsed in April 2021, even though the management sought an extension, which the county government alleged was forged.
“Nakuru County government wishes to convey to the public that It has taken over the custodian of the public land in Nakuru County, that piece of land known as Nakuru Municipality, following the de-gazettement of a lease title given in the name of Nakuru War Memorial Hospital,” Mwaura added.
Dr. Mwaura emphasized in his speech that the hospital management forged documents in order to apply for a lease extension after its 99-year lease expired in 2021.
