Govt sets aside Sh1bn to complete Kakamega Referral Hospital
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 3 - The government has allocated Sh1 billion to complete the construction of the Kakamega Teaching and Referral Hospital, which will Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..
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The Kenyan government has allocated Sh1 billion to finalize the construction of the Kakamega Teaching and Referral Hospital, which President William Ruto announced will be upgraded to a national referral facility. The hospital is expected to be completed within 10 months and will serve the Western region.
- President William Ruto directed that over 1,000 youth be hired to speed up the construction of the facility.
- The hospital will be a Level Six hospital, complementing other national referral hospitals and advancing Kenya’s universal healthcare goals.
- Ruto commended both former governor Wycliffe Oparanya for initiating the project in 2016 and Governor Fernandes Barasa for continuing its implementation.
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