Kenya will soon have two new national referral hospitals in Kakamega and Garissa, President William Ruto has announced. The President said Kakamega Teaching and Referral and Garissa County Referral hospitals will be upgraded to a Level 6 health facility under the National Government. He explained that the Government had already invested Ksh 1 billion to complete the stalled construction of the facility. Consequently, he said, the hospital will be funded by the National Government. “The funds from the county government that were going to the hospital will now go to other facilities,” he said. President Ruto pointed out that the two hospitals will enhance access to quality healthcare for the people. He further pointed out that the Government has spent Ksh 300 million equipping hospitals in Kakamega County and will spend another Ksh 1 billion to equip more facilities. The President spoke during Sunday mass at St Mark’s Catholic Church in Marunda, Likuyani Constituency, Kakamega County, in the company of local MPs. He said that he was committed to ending the outdated politics of discrimination, tribalism and hatred that had led to some regions lagging behind in development. The President was emphatic that he would not be derailed by those hell-bent on maintaining the status quo, saying his administration would deliver national development to every part of the country. “There are pe...
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