Hospital denies refusing to treat patient who can't raise Sh55,000

24-year-old Samson Nyakina Nyabuto at Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital. Nyakina suffered a fracture on his leg a month ago and is yet to be attended to for failing to raise the Sh55,000 required. [Julius Chepkwony, Standard]

Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital has denied it has declined to attend to a 24-year-old man who cannot raise Sh55,000. Samson Nyakina claims he was admitted on July 6 and is yet to be treated after he failed to raise the amount so his broken leg can be fixed.

Nursing officer Wendy Tirop said an implant is needed to treat the patient, and that implants are normally paid for by patients themselves and not supplied by the hospital for free.