Crisis at Nyeri hospital as ICU, renal unit closed

Isaac Mathenge, 65, is a troubled man. When The Standard caught up with him at the Consolata Mission Hospital in Mathari, a private institution outside Nyeri town, he was going through his daily dialysis session after being turned away at Nyeri Provincial General Hospital.

Like thousands of patients in dire need of specialised treatment, Mr Mathenge was turned away from the provincial hospital, which has literally locked up its Intensive Care and renal units for two weeks to allow the eight staff from the two departments to attend a two-week training in Italy.