Government to set up Sh28 billion hospital in Eldoret

According to the plan, six multi-storied buildings and 36 nursing units will be built, with 22 new general outpatient clinics to be hosted in a three-storied building. [iStockphoto]

Plans are at an advanced stage for the construction of a Sh28 billion hospital in Eldoret after the government earmarked funds for the mega project.

The proposed 4,000-bed facility, to be one of the largest in Africa, will be established on a 200-acre land at Kiplombe, on the Eldoret-Iten road.