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Frequent power outages cripple critical services at Gatundu hospital

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A transformer. A major outage threw Kenya into darkness on August 25, 2023. [James Omoro, Standard]

The countrywide power outage experienced at the weekend plunging most parts into darkness and paralysing essential services worsened the situation at Gatundu Level 5 Hospital in Kiambu County.

For long, the hospital has been hit by frequent power surges, forcing management to abandon the provision of critical services as a result of unreliable power supply.

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