A section of Kisii County leaders has accused Kisii County governor James Ongwae of failing to improve hygiene at Kisii Teaching and Referral hospital.
This is after it emerged that there is no water at the facility, toilets are dirty and patients are forced to buy drugs from private clinics outside the hospital.
Led by former Bonchari MP Protus Kebati, the leaders claimed that Ongwae has been making public relations stances by touring the hospital without implementing the promises he made to the electorates during the 2017 campaigns.
"Governor Ongwae should stop joking with people's health. He has been lying to people that the county has received drugs to be given for free to patients but, that is not the case. It is time Ongwae should come out clear and explain why patients are referred to buy drugs from private clinics yet he has been claiming there are enough drugs to be given to patients," he said.
Kebati said Ongwae should ensure proper toilets are constructed at the hospital and supply of water is in plenty for patients to use.
Kisii based ODM politician Samuel Omwando accused governor Ongwae for failing to order the closure of private clinics owned by nurses and doctors working at the facility.
"It is now true that the county government is colluding with doctors and nurses to divert public drugs to private clinics so that they can sell at a higher price to poor residents seeking medical attention at Kisii Teaching and Referral hospital. Governor Ongwae should order the closure of private chemists near the hospital," he said.
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