President William Ruto has defended the recent arrest of Nairobi Hospital officials, saying the move followed appeals from senior doctors and professionals seeking to save the institution from alleged fraud and mismanagement.
Speaking during a public address, Ruto described Nairobi Hospital as a premier medical institution in Kenya and vowed not to 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,” Ruto said.
The president confirmed that following the appeal, he directed authorities to remove and prosecute individuals allegedly involved in fraudulent activities at the hospital.
“That is why I have instructed with clarity that all those who are involved in fraudulent activities in Nairobi Hospital will be removed; they will be taken to court, and they will be charged,” he stated.
Ruto also hit out at opposition leaders who had condemned the arrests, accusing them of politicizing the matter.
“I want to tell the brainless opposition to find something else to do. They are just scavengers, scavenging on any headline,” he said.
The president dismissed claims that the hospital was being sold, insisting it remains a public institution established to serve the nation.
“There is no way I am going to allow Nairobi Hospital to be taken over, taken hostage by charlatans, by conmen, by fraudsters. Nairobi Hospital is going to serve the people of Kenya,” Ruto affirmed.
He pledged to protect the hospital as a vital national facility, emphasizing his commitment to restoring its integrity and reputation.
“It is an institution that serves the public of Kenya, and we are going to defend the right of Nairobi Hospital to exist,” he said. “We are going to protect Nairobi Hospital from charlatans and crooks and conmen and fraudsters, and we are going to stop at nothing until we make Nairobi Hospital what it always has been — the premier hospital in the Republic of Kenya.”
