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Why St Mary's Hospital Mumias has closed after 117 years of service

By Alexander Chagema | 1w ago
St. Mary's Mumias Hospital. [File, Standard]

After more than a century, St Mary’s Hospital in Mumias, Kakamega County, has ceased operations. The hospital’s staff received email notifications from the Human Resource department on July 1, 2025, telling them not to report for work until further notice. 

Workers at the hospital had downed tools a few days earlier in protest after going without pay for four months. The inability to pay the workers their salaries is majorly attributed to a failure by the Social Health Authority (SHA) to remit funds to the hospital.  

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