Tag: MTRH

World Suícide Prevention Day: Signs that one could be having suícidal thoughts

The world is marking World Suícide Prevention Day on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. World Suícide Prevention Day is an awareness day always observed on September 10 every year, to provide worldwide commitment and action to prevent suícides. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), suicíde is a major public health challenge, with more than 700,000 […]

Court suspends appointment of KBC, MTRH, Athi Water bosses

The government has suffered a major setback after the High Court temporarily suspended its recent appointments of four public officials, including Phillip Kiptanui Kirwa as CEO of Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) and the Managing Director of Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) Agnes Kalekye pending determination of a lawsuit lodged in court. Justice Samwel Mohochi […]

MTRH successfully re-implants traumatically amputated arm

The Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) has successfully re-implanted a traumatically amputated hand of a 35year old patient. The patient, identified as BK, had his left hand traumatically amputated through the carpus (wrist). BK, who is a casual labourer, on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, had his left arm chopped off by his relative following a […]

Turkana family cries for justice after daughter was thrown out of school over her medical condition

A family in Turkana is crying for justice after their Form One daughter June Lokuruka was thrown out of St. Brigid’s Girls’ High School Kiminini in Trans Nzoia County over her medical condition. According to Enkantim’s parents, Lokuruka was admitted to nearby Kiminini Cottage Hospital where she received medical attention. However, her condition worsened and […]

Mentally-ill man steals ambulance at Moi Referral Hospital in Eldoret, smashes it against fuel tanker

The ambulance had been parked at the MTRH in Eldoret, when the mentally ill man hopped into it, ignited the engine and sped out.

Court acquits former MTRH staff in Sh11.2m fraud charge

Winstone Chiseremi @Wchiseremi It was a sigh of relief yesterday for five former employees of Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) after an Eldoret court cleared them of Sh11.2 million fraud-related charges. Chief Magistrate Charles Obulutsa acquitted them after the prosecution failed to prove their case against the accused. The four; Jonathan Kiplimo (Revenue Clerk), […]