Prisoners are facing uncertainty after the Mbagathi Hospital suspended services to the Kenya Prisons Service over an unpaid debt of more than Ksh12 million. The hospital initially issued a notice dated August 4 to the KPS, informing the service that there would be no medical services offered to inmates until the outstanding bill was fully paid. The debt stems from medical services offered since 2018, which have seen only part of the arrears settled.
According to the hospital, only Ksh6.7 million has been paid so far. In the wake of the ballooning debt, the Mbagathi Hospital management has opted to suspend services to inmates, arguing that continued provision of services under the circumstances had become financially unsustainable. The recruitment of prison constables conducted by State Department for Correctional Services, April 30, 2025.
Photo KPS The hospital's management further insists that repeated efforts to recover the debt from the KPS have proven futile.
One ripple effect of the arrears has been the facility's inability to afford essential medications and other critical infrastructure needed to run a hospital of its calibre. Talks have been ongoing between the KPS and Mbagathi Hospital.
