By ELIZABETH OJINAMore by this AuthorBy JUSTUS OCHIENG'More by this AuthorMedical students and the Kisumu County government are embroiled in a tussle after a leading hospital barred the learners from its premises over “fear of destruction of property”. Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) Kisumu campus students were last week barred from accessing Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) in what the management termed as a precautionary measure to guard against the destruction of its property. On Monday, they planned a demonstration to air their grievances but the protest was temporarily suspended to give room for dialogue. “Due to the pending issues between Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) and the risk of destruction of hospital property by students, it has been decided that KMTC students, Kisumu Campus be barred from visiting and accessing any hospital premises until the matter is resolved,” the memo read. DEMO SUSPENDEDOn Monday, the students’ representative Sebastian Kalapata said they temporarily suspended their protest as the college principal was scheduled to meet with Governor Nyong’o in Nairobi.

Source: Daily Nation May 20, 2019 13:30 UTC