Mbagathi Hospital has suspended medical services for prisoners to the Kenya Prisons Service (KPS) due to an unpaid debt exceeding Ksh12 million. This standoff has forced KPS to seek alternative healthcare, creating uncertainty for inmates, especially those with chronic illnesses.

• The debt, accumulating since 2018, has seen only Ksh6.7 million paid to date.
• Mbagathi Hospital stated that continued service provision had become financially unsustainable due to the arrears, impacting its ability to afford essential medications.
• The incident is part of a larger trend of government institutions facing debt crises, with 28 state-owned enterprises defaulting on Ksh266.5 billion in Treasury-guaranteed loans in 2024.