Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has ushered in the New Year with a humanitarian gesture, by waiving medical bills in the city’s hospitals worth over KSh 2.5 million.
The waiver facilitated the discharge of over 81 mothers stranded in four major hospitals in the city due to financial constraints.
At Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital, 25 mothers were discharged after the hospital waived KSh 987,345.
Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital CEO Martin Wafula explained that the bills were cleared through the Social Health Authority (SHA) program, which the hospital arranged with the authority after registering the mothers.
“The bill for the 25 mothers was KSh 987,345. We decided to pay for them through SHA. We registered them for one year at a cost of KSh 120,000. SHA will clear their outstanding bill of KSh 987,345 and help them understand why they need it, so they can continue to pay for it in the future,” Wafula confirmed.
