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Doctors condemn Kitengela Hospital invasion, call for protection during protest

Dr Kireki Omanwa, the president of Kenya Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society (KOGS) speaking during a discussion on utilisation of the HIFU technology, held in Nairobi.  [Gardy Chacha, Standard]

Doctors have strongly condemned the invasion of Kitengela Hospital, a private health facility in Kajiado County, during Tuesday’s Saba Saba demonstrations.

Footage circulating online shows a rowdy group, some wielding clubs, moving through the hospital compound. At one point, as seen by The Standard, a fire was seen blazing within the hospital’s premises.

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