Nakuru War Memorial Hospital management retakes facility from county gov’t

The Nakuru War Memorial Hospital management has gained entry to the hospital this afternoon ending a 13-day standoff over the 25 acre piece of land.

Nakuru County Police Commander Samuel Ndanyi facilitated the exercise after he was compelled by the Nakuru Law Courts Judge Anthony Ombwayo to do so, failure to which he would have been sentenced for contempt.

Shortly before the handover exercise, hundreds of goons camped at the entrance of the War Memorial Hospital but their intentions remained unclear.

Reports indicated that they accessed the hospital after police handed over the facility to the War Memorial Hospital management.

The Nakuru War Memorial Hospital went to court 13 days ago after the county government took over the management of the hospital for a second time in months.

The two factions are embroiled in a land tussle over the 25 acre piece of land that was leased by the hospital for 99 years, but the county government claims documents were acquired fraudulently.