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Ziwa Level Five Hospital stalls a decade on despite Sh1.4 billion investment

Ongoing construction of Ziwa Level Five Hospital in Uasin Gishu County in August 2021. [Stephen Rutto, Standard]

For ten years, Ziwa Level Five Hospital, located in the heart of Soy sub-county in Uasin Gishu County, has stalled. This has crushed the hopes of residents who once lauded the upcoming facility as a beacon of hope for improved healthcare access in the region.

Last week, when the Senate Public Accounts Committee visited the site, what stood was the skeleton of the Sh1.4 billion facility established during the tenure of the county's first governor, Jackson Mandago, now a senator.

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