Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika has dismissed allegations that Nakuru Level Five Hospital exposed HIV/AIDS patients to expired drugs.
Kihika in a brief statement on Wednesday, March 5, clarified that the said drugs expired before 2022 and could no longer be prescribed due to a change in treatment protocol.
Despite their expiry, the governor revealed that the drugs could not be disposed of because they had to await an audit by the Global Fund, an international financing and partnership organization.
Kihika's sentiments were backed by the Head of the Nakuru County Department for Health Services, Roselyn Mungai, who disclosed that the first set of the expired drugs consisted of program medicines donated by a development partner.
