CAPTION: Kisumu County Deputy Governor Mathews Owili at a past event. He asked contractors at a hospital in Seme village to work with the Housing department. [Photo/nation.co.ke]
Kisumu County government officials have raised concerns over the construction of a Sh200 million Hollo Community Referral Hospital.
This is after county's Physical Planning and Housing department said some parts of the hospital, which is in the suburbs of Seme village, does not meet architectural standards.
Deputy Governor Mathews Owili has asked the contractors to work with the Housing department.
"We do not want to condone poor workmanship, especially on a multi-million project like this," Owili said, as quoted by Sunday Standard.
The deputy governor spoke during an inspection tour of the hospital on Friday. The hospital is 90 per cent complete.
The local daily reports that Owili directed the executive member in charge of Physical Planning and Housing, Nelly Achar, to ensure the final works meet the structural threshold.
On Saturday, the deputy governor led a team of five county executives to the construction site, and found the project still required more work.
Project Coordinator Abdul Omar told Sunday Standard that the construction was hurried so that the hospital can be opened early 2018.
"We have asked the contractors to speed up the works and we are glad they are doing a good job," Omar said.
When completed, the facility will have a 200-bed capacity complete with a borehole that will serve the community and its environs.