Breaking his silence on the turmoil at the Nairobi Hospital, President William Ruto pledged to protect the facility from “conmen” intent on sabotaging it. Ruto justified the recent arrests of hospital officials by explaining that senior doctors and professionals had personally asked him to intervene and rescue the institution.
The president labeled the hospital a premier medical facility and vowed to prevent “fraudsters” from taking it hostage.
“As president of the Republic of Kenya and as patron of Nairobi Hospital, senior doctors and professionals from Nairobi Hospital approached me to save Nairobi Hospital from conmen, fraudsters, and charlatans who wanted to expropriate Nairobi Hospital,” he said.
During his visit to Mt. Elgon in Bungoma County on Tuesday, Ruto confirmed he had ordered legal action against those disrupting operations, asserting that the hospital must remain secure to serve the public.
“I have instructed with clarity that all those who are involved in fraudulent activities in Nairobi Hospital will be removed, taken to court, and charged, and Nairobi Hospital is going to serve the people of Kenya,” he said.
These developments follow persistent accusations from the United Opposition, which claims President Ruto is attempting to secure a personal stake in the facility.
The controversy has ignited a heated public debate regarding who actually owns the hospital. To clarify the situation, Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale explained that the Kenya Hospitals Association owns the institution. He noted that as a company limited by guarantee, the hospital belongs to its members and possesses no shareholders.
Meanwhile, Ruto dismissed opposition leaders who criticized the arrests of hospital officials, telling them to focus their energy elsewhere.
“I want to tell the brainless opposition to find something else to do. They are just scavengers, scavenging on any headline.”
The President categorized Nairobi Hospital as a public-serving institution and flatly denied any rumors of a sale. He promised to prevent any mismanagement of the facility.
“There is no way I am going to allow Nairobi Hospital to be taken over, taken hostage by charlatans, by con men, by fraudsters. Nairobi Hospital is going to serve the people of Kenya,” Ruto said.
Ruto committed to shielding the hospital from fraud, highlighting its status as a vital national resource.
“It is an institution that serves the public of Kenya, and we are going to defend the right of Nairobi Hospital to exist.”
“We are going to protect Nairobi Hospital from charlatans and crooks and conmen and fraudsters, and we are going to stop at nothing until we make Nairobi Hospital what it always has been, the premier hospital in the Republic of Kenya.”
