The storming of the Pumwani hospital by Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko on Monday has elicited varied responses. Dr Nelly Bosire, an Obstetrician has criticised Sonko for being “uninformed”. She was referring to the fact that the colonial-era facility has no mortuary for infants, no body-bags and other facilities and that the County Government had not met all the requests to improve services by the hospital.
On Twitter Dr Bosire posted: “But did Sonko bother to find out this? Nope. He chose to call it sinister because he did not understand it. He proceeded to suspend the team without investigation”. Health Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki has since asked the sector’s regulatory agencies to look into the matter. She expects the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (KMPDU), Nursing Council of Kenya and clinical officers Council to report back within 24 hours.
7. But did Sonko bother to find out this? Nope. He chose to call it sinister because he did not understand it. He proceeded to suspend the team without investigation.
— Nelly Bosire (@Starlight_Bo) September 17, 2018
The Directorate of Public Prosecutions has also waded into the matter and ordered an investigation on the matter. Even with the health sector receiving a jab of change every now and then, the facility, in 2018, is plagued by financing and equipping issues. In a presser, the Committee Executive Commission (CEC) has accounted for all the deaths from September 11 to September 17. “We can account for all the deaths,” Timami said. In bid to purge its reputation, the facility’s management has since admitted that it only has a holding room and not a morgue.
