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Plan to use maternity wing for covid halted

Equity Bank CEO Dr James Mwangi (L) hands over PPEs to Nyandarua Governor Francis Kimemia (R) at Engineer Level IV Hospital.  [Anthony Gitonga]  

Nyandarua County government has reversed a decision to turn a maternity wing in Engineer Sub-county hospital into a Covid-19 isolation ward.

Senior county officers moved in to stem rising tension and anger among Kinangop residents following the decision that caught many by surprise.

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