- President William Ruto has dismissed opposition claims that he is plotting to take over a Nairobi hospital, insisting that his involvement was based on the request of doctors
- He accused the “unprecedented opposition” of using the crisis for political purposes, while defending his role as the patron of the Kenya Hospital Association.
- Ruto vowed to protect the 70-year-old hospital from “fraudsters and crooks” and ensure accountability for those accused of mismanagement.
President William Ruto He has criticized the opposition for continuing the claim that he intends to take ownership of the Nairobi Hospital.
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Doctors at the center that has served for 70 years have been in conflict with the board of directors regarding the management of the hospital.
Is William Ruto planning to take over the Nairobi hospital?
At the height of the dispute, the doctors wanted the president to intervene in his position as the guardian of the Kenya Hospital Association (KHA), which owns the facility.
However, the opposition claimed that Ruto was using the crisis to take control of the hospital through the back door by placing puppets on its board.
Leader of the Democratic Party Justin Muturi he claimed that officials from the Office of the Head of Public Service pressured the chairman of the board to remove the directors, while the names were allegedly submitted from Harambee House.
Doctors Stephen Muhudhia, Martin Wanyoike, Joel Toroitich, David Silverstein, Florence Murila, and legal advisor Christine Muthoga say they have uncovered evidence of the crimes, including documents hidden in secret rooms and saved from burning attempts.
How William Ruto responded to allegations of spitting at Nairobi Hospital
Speaking in Bungoma County on Wednesday, March 17, the head of state criticized opposition leaders for using every trending issue to advance their agenda against him.
“I want to tell the opponents who are not intelligent to find something else to do, leave Nairobi Hospital alone, you know nothing. They are just bullies looking for any title,” he said.
Ruto explained that his involvement in hospital affairs was prompted by the doctors’ request for him.
According to him, the doctors needed help to stop the conspiring directors whose tenure was not in the interest of the hospital.
“As the patron of Nairobi Hospital, senior doctors and professionals from Nairobi Hospital came to me to save Nairobi Hospital from fraudsters, swindlers and swindlers who wanted to take over Nairobi Hospital,” Ruto said.
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What is the source of The Nairobi Hospital saga?
The doctors who want the government’s involvement in running the hospital are accusing the board of tampering with membership records, pointing to a case where more than 300 people were transported by bus to vote in the general meeting of the AGM, while their fees were paid with a single payment of KSh 5 million.
The hospital’s problems began in November 2019, when an audit revealed procurement flaws and additional costs of KSh1.7 billion in six projects, leading to the dismissal of the entire board.
Things took a turn for the worse in March 2025, when a multi-agency team raided the facility, froze the accounts of nine directors, and seized allegedly destroyed documents.
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