State ordered to pay Ksh.10M to Mbagathi Hospital for inmates’ treatment

 






The High Court has ordered the State Department for Correctional Services to pay Mbagathi Hospital at least Ksh10 million within 14 days for medical services rendered to inmates.

Justice Bahati Mwamuye issued the directive after finding that the government’s failure to settle outstanding hospital bills posed a serious risk to inmates’ access to essential medical treatment.

The court heard that the debt, owed by the Prisons Department and the Ministry of Interior, had triggered a dispute that saw the Nairobi-based hospital suspend treatment of prisoners over unpaid bills.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Bomet: Man arrested for cohabiting with 17-year-old school girl

Image
A 22-year-old man is being held at the Kapletundo police station ,Sotik sub-county in Bomet after he was found having held hostage a 17-year-old school girl in his house for 2 days. Police, after a tip off from members of the public, raided his home at Kapkoitim village and found the suspect, Brian Koech in a compromising situation with the girl. When interrogated by the police the 17-year-old girl, a student at Kamungei Mixed boarding within Sotik area said she had been sent home on Monday to collect school fees but instead headed direct to her boyfriend's home.
Read more

Nairobi MCAs suspend Sakaja impeachment push after Ruto, Raila talks

Image
The principals of the broad-based government on Tuesday held separate meetings to save Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja from a looming impeachment push by ward representatives. Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) ward representatives put the plan to impeach Governor Sakaja on hold for 30 days following the intervention of party leader Raila Odinga. At State House, Nairobi, President William Ruto secured more wiggle room for the beleaguered governor by persuading UDA MCAs to work with him. The MCAs had expressed dissatisfaction with the handling of key issues in the capital. After day-long consultations chaired separately by President Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga, the Nairobi MCAs dropped the impeachment motion against Governor Sakaja.“Tumefanya mkutano na MCAs wa Azimio na tumekubaliana hiyo impeachment motion itupiliwe mbali ili viongozi wa Nairobi wakae chini wafanye kazi pamoja kwa wananchi wa Nairobi...,” said George Aladwa, the ODM Party Chairperson for Nairobi.
Read more
Image
    A Brazilian judge on Monday placed former president Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest for breaking a social media ban, escalating a dramatic standoff between the court and the politician, who is accused of plotting a coup. Bolsonaro is on trial at the Supreme Court for allegedly plotting to cling onto power after losing 2022 elections to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. President Donald Trump has sought to punish Brazil, a longtime US ally, for what he sees as a politically motivated "witch hunt" targeting Bolsonaro by imposing eye-watering tariffs on Latin America's biggest economy.The 70-year-old Bolsonaro is banned from social media for the duration of the proceedings, and third parties are barred from sharing his public remarks. But on Sunday, his allies defied the order by sharing footage online of a call between the former army captain and his eldest son Flavio at a solidarity rally in Rio de Janeiro. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes reacted furious...
Read more