Kenya Hospital Association (KHA) board chair Barcley Onyambu and Nairobi Hospital CEO Felix Osano address a press conference on March 19, 2026/HANDOUTThe Nairobi Hospital has dismissed claims that it is facing a management crisis, distancing itself from assertions made by a group of doctors that the facility is in distress and they sought the president's aid to cure the crisis. The president described Nairobi Hospital as a premier medical institution in the country and said he would not allow it to be ‘taken hostage by fraudsters.’“As president of the Republic of Kenya and as patron of Nairobi Hospital, senior doctors and professionals from Nairobi Hospital approached me to save Nairobi Hospital from conmen, fraudsters and charlatans who wanted to expropriate Nairobi Hospital,” he said. However, addressing a press conference, Kenya Hospital Association (KHA) board chair Barcley Onyambu said the hospital remains stable, fully operational, and continues to deliver healthcare services across all its departments. The Kenya Hospital Association, whose patron is the sitting President, owns Nairobi Hospital. “There is no way I am going to allow Nairobi Hospital to be taken hostage by conmen and fraudsters.

Source: The Star March 19, 2026 16:24 UTC