Shame of new hospitals turned into grazing and playing grounds

Bel-Bur dispensary in Njoro Sub County, that is not operating despite having been completed. Locals in the area said they welcomed the facility but are being forced to walk long distances in search of health services. PHOTO BY MERCY KAHENDA

Politicians have taken advantage of health devolution for personal political gains, medics say.

South Rift Kenya Medical Practitioners Board (KMDP) Secretary General Davji Atellah says counties concentrate on building new hospitals without equipping and staffing them. They have also ignored the existing ones.