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Ministry of Health takes over Gilgil hospital

Patients at the Gilgil mental hospital whose management will be taken over by the Ministry of Health. [Antony Gitonga/Standard]

The Cabinet has approved plans to take over the Gilgil Mental Hospital from the county government.

The move follows a request by the county government, through the Ministry of Health, to surrender the facility due to financial constraints.

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