Nakuru County: Why we declined to renew War Memorial's hospital lease

 The County Government of Nakuru has outlined the reasons why it declined to renew the Certificate of Lease for a 25-acre plot of land in Milimani Estate, where War Memorial Hospital is located. However, the hospital's lease was renewed for 50 years on April 23, 2021, by the National Land Registry office in Nairobi, a decision that Nakuru County disputes.

County Secretary Samuel Mwaura testified yesterday before Chief Magistrate Elizabeth Juma that documents submitted by the hospital's private management contained discrepancies. Mwaura was testifying in a case in which hospital directors Roger Joslyn, Dr. Simon Mwangi, and Malcolm Bell are charged with forgery,...