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Mass transfer of medics triggers jitters in Kisumu health facilities

Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOORTH) has been affected by the transfer with Chief Executive being moved to Kisumu County Hospital as a dentist. [Standard]

Tension has gripped public hospitals in Kisumu county following a mass transfer of medical workers in which several senior administrators have been demoted.

Among those affected by the transfers is Chief Executive Officer of the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOORTH), Dr Peter Okoth who has been moved to the Kisumu County Hospital as a dentist.

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