Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika has assured medics of their safety at work, as Nakuru Level Five Hospital established more call rooms for doctors and interns.
Kihika, who regretted the death of one Medical Intern at the facility over the weekend, noted that the county administration was putting in place measures to ensure that no such incident is repeated in any facility across the county.
The body of Dr. Laban Langat,26, who was on duty on Friday night at the facility’s Margaret Kenyatta Mother-Baby Maternity wing, was discovered in a trench on Saturday.
‘We are working closely with the investigating officers to ensure that no stone is left unturned in the case and that justice is accorded to the family of Dr. Korir.
Kihika noted that the administration was working towards securing the work spaces for the medics, as well as setting up more call rooms to afford the interns spaces to rest as they serve patients.
‘We are looking if there were any weak points including poor lighting around the facility premis
es, inadequate call rooms for interns and doctors as well as the functionality of CCTV cameras so that such an incident does not recur anywhere across this county,’ assured the County Boss.
Dr. Korir Rotich, an Intern at Nakuru Level 5 hospital, noted that the county government had increased lighting, with eight more call rooms set up for the 20 interns serving at the facility.
‘We are demanding the latest and factual updates on the investigations so that we can have confidence.
‘The security firm that was on duty that night is being faced out in two weeks but we want to be assured that even the next firm will be competent enough to support service delivery at the facility,’ noted Dr. Rotich.
Investigators have continued to piece together information that will lead to the arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators. Government Pathologist Dr. Titus Ngulungu noted that the medic had injuries on his neck, abdomen, lips, and wrist, with postmortem pointing at the compression at the neck, as the cause of his d
eath.
Dr. Obiero Stephen noted that the family was set to lay the remains of Dr. Langat to rest on Saturday, January 27, 2024.
Source: Kenya News Agency