This archive report was first published on 4 May 2021.
Published on May 4, 2021, The Nairobi Hospital has been facing financial struggles and boardroom conflicts.
The hospital has sent home over 200 workers as part of its cost-cutting measures and graft purge. According to the hospital, the workers who were fired had either been performing badly or were involved in unethical practices.
“Besides the staff affected by normal rationalisation, the hospital is disengaging with all staff who have perennial performance issues or were implicated in unethical practices during forensic audits of the hospital’s operations,” The Nairobi Hospital said in a statement.
Over the recent few months, the hospital has been battling financial and boardroom struggles. Lower hospital visits have translated to reduced revenues for health facilities, prompting some medical institutions to implement layoffs and salary cuts.
Chief Executive Officer Allan Pamba was ousted six months after his appointment, and in court filings, he linked his ouster to multi-billion shilling contracts at the health institution.
He further claimed he was targeted after he declined to prequalify a law firm, Diro Advocates LLP to the panel of advocates representing the hospital and to hire Earstar (EA) Limited for debt collection services despite requests by some members of the hospital’s board.
