- The Board of Nairobi Hospital insists that the center is financially stable, generating KSh 12 billion in revenue, and has asked the White House to refrain from its activities
- Some doctors clashed with the board, accusing it of falsifying membership records and circumventing governance structures
- The tension stems from inspections and raids on alleged violations of the law, while opposition voices claim the government wants to arrest the institution.
The directors of Nairobi Hospital have spoken for the first time since the explosion of the management scandal in the facility.
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According to the hospital’s board of directors, a group of doctors is pursuing personal interests by seeking an audience with the President William Ruto.
The group that met with Ruto includes Stephen Muhudhia, Martin Wanyoike, Joel Toroitich, David Silverstein, Florence Murila, and Christine Muthoga.
The directors said that the doctors met the president in their personal capacity and were not representing the hospital.
They emphasized that the hospital is financially sound, considering its financial performance for the period 2024/25.
“Nairobi Hospital is stable. It posted KSh 12 billion in revenue and KSh 1.6 billion in liquidity reserves. These figures show the financial growth and sustainability of the hospital,” said chief executive Felix Osano.
The board urged the Nairobi House to stay out of the hospital’s affairs and allow it to function as an independent body.
The management of the hospital criticized the aforementioned doctors for bypassing the internal structures of the administration to seek the intervention of the president on issues affecting the facility.
The directors claimed that Ruto, in his capacity as a hospital warden, has no authority to influence its management.
“The activities are aimed at weakening the existing governance structures and causing uncertainty to promote, in our opinion, private commercial interests. The security guard is an appointee of the board and has no official or unofficial role in its activities,” said board chairman Barcley Onyambu.
Doctors who want government involvement in hospital management are accusing the board of falsifying membership records, citing an incident where more than 300 people were transported by bus to vote in the Annual General Meeting, while their fees were covered by a single payment of KSh 5 million.
The hospital’s problems date back to November 2019, when an audit revealed violations of procurement rules and cost overruns of KSh 1.7 billion in six projects, leading to the dismissal of the entire board.
Tensions escalated in March 2025, when a multi-agency team raided the facility, closed the accounts of nine directors, and seized allegedly destroyed documents.
Although the doctors insist that they are not advocating for the government to take power, the opposition leader Justin Muturi He says that the administration is determined to capture the institution.
Situated on prime land in Upper Hill, the hospital owns assets worth around KSh 12 billion and generates a monthly income of between KSh 1.5 billion and KSh 1.6 billion.
It continues to operate as a non-profit organization with over 3,000 members.
Meanwhile, the president recently criticized the opposition for claiming that he wants to take over the Nairobi Hospital.
Opposition leaders had claimed that Ruto was using the crisis to keep supporters on board.
The President criticized opposition leaders for using trending issues to push their agenda against him.
He explained that his involvement was prompted by doctors asking for his intervention.
According to Ruto, the doctors needed help to stop the directors whose actions undermined the interests of the hospital.
Despite the criticism, he insisted that he would not allow the hospital to be mismanaged by those entrusted with its care.
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