The High Court has lifted orders stopping The Nairobi Hospital's board from running the affairs of the private institution.
Justice Peter Mulwa, in his ruling yesterday, said it would be "untidy" for him to sustain the orders he issued in a case filed by Dr Samuel Muchiri, as there were two other separate cases filed last year bordering on the same issues he raised.
Justice Mulwa was concerned that he could issue conflicting orders with Justice Freda Mugambi, who was handling the other cases. "It will be untidy for the court to consider the outcome of the AGM both in this suit and the earlier one as there is a great risk of coordinating courts granting conflicting orders. "I also note that the issue of the Sh4.2 billion borrowing that has now been raised by the plaintiff herein was a matter in issue in HCCOMM E233 of 2024 where the court (Dr Mugambi J,) held that this issue would best be raised and addressed in HCCOMM E544 of 2024," he said.
The hospital's board chairperson, Dr Barcley Onyambu, in reaction to the ruling said the earlier orders were hindering the hospital from full-scale running. "This decision will safeguard the continuity of vital healthcare services, the implementation of long-term infrastructure plans, and the financial stability required to provide quality healthcare to our patients," said Onyambu.
