This archive report was first published on 24 August 2020.
Published on August 24, 2020, a group of patients has taken legal action against the owners of Sarit Centre, PBM Nominees Ltd, over the closure of Laser Eye Centre Hospital.
The hospital, which is the only level 4 eye hospital with adequate facilities to treat patients, has been locked in a dispute with the management of Sarit Centre since 2017.
According to lawyer Robert Gitau, the patients are in urgent need of medical treatment at the eye hospital and their health should not be compromised because of a simple issue that can be resolved through mutual agreement.
“The patients are in urgent need of medical treatment at the eye hospital since it is the only facility that can carry medical procedures to save their eye sight. Their medical attention is continuous and closing the facility is a violation to their right to proper medical care,” said Gitau.
Justice James Makau has certified the suit as urgent and scheduled the hearing on August 26.
