The Mombasa County Governor, Governor Abdulswamad Nassir, has waived the medical bills of patients in various county hospitals days after several patients died after an alleged oxygen supply disruption at the Coast General Hospital.
In a statement on his official X account on Sunday, April 6, the governor confirmed that the waiver of the bills, which amounted to Ksh15 million, saw the release of 100 patients who had completed treatment but were unable to pay. "Under my leadership and direction, yesterday, the County Government of Mombasa waived medical bills amounting to over Ksh15 million, releasing more than 100 patients who had completed treatment but were unable to pay from our various hospitals.
Putting people before profit.
Restoring dignity, one life at a time," he said.
