This archive report was first published on 25 August 2020.
On August 1, 2020, the Laser Eye Centre in Nairobi was closed after its lease with Sarit Centre expired, leaving patients in a precarious situation.
Disgruntled patients, including Peninah Ntong'ondu, who has a deteriorating cornea in her right eye, have appealed to President Uhuru Kenyatta to intervene in a tenancy row between the level four hospital and Sarit Centre.
The patients argue that they risk going blind as they cannot get treatment elsewhere, and that their potential loss of vision cannot be compensated with money.
According to the patients, Dr. Joshi, the founder of Laser Eye Centre, is willing to move out of Sarit Centre once travel bans are lifted, allowing specialists to fly in and relocate the hospital's equipment.
The patients have also sued Sarit Centre owners PBM Nominees for refusing to let Laser Eye Centre operate until travel bans are lifted.
