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Residents renew calls for trauma centre at Salgaa

Worn-out tyres of a bus involved in a tragic accident at Migaa area near Salgaa along the Nakuru- Eldoret Highway on December 31, 2017. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Salgaa residents and users of the Nakuru-Eldoret highway have asked the government to revive the construction of a trauma hospital around the area and also expand the road.

The residents have been calling for a trauma centre since 2009 when a tanker exploded and claimed 130 lives.

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