KDF Hands Over Wanini Kireri Level 4 Hospital To Correctional Department
The Kenya Defence Forces has handed over the Wanini Kireri Magereza Hospital to the State Department of Correctional Services following its completion and equipping.
Interior cabinet secretary Professor Kithure Kindiki received the handover documents for the 150-bed capacity health facility from his defence colleague Aden Duale at the prisons staff and training college in Ruiru.
KDF Hands Over Wanini Kireri Level 4 Hospital To Correctional Department
These state-of-the-art facilities will significantly bolster our healthcare infrastructure for our security personnel.
Constructed under the supervision of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), these hospitals exemplify high standards of quality and functionality, completed swiftly and expertly.
The facility boasts of two major theatres, an accident and emergency unit, maternity and dental services and a morgue among others.
Duale said the Kenya Defence forces will continue supporting the state department in terms of personnel and training to ensure the health facility maintains the best standards of service delivery.
KDF Hands Over Wanini Kireri Level 4 Hospital To Correctional Department
“This achievement highlights the crucial collaboration between the KDF and the Ministry of Interior, enhancing our capacity to provide essential healthcare and fostering unity in our commitment to serve the nation,” said Duale.
On his part, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki lauded KDF`s professionalism and effectiveness in delivering state-of-the-art health facilities when called upon.
“The collaborative arrangement between the NPS and the KDF has enabled the completion of the National Police Service Level 4 Hospital along Mbagathi Way at a cost of Ksh1.2 billion,” he said.
The CS assured of the government’s commitment to ensuring that the men and women in uniform as well as their families have access to high-quality health care.
“Access to quality health care is part of the appreciation that the Government and the Country owe our security personnel for their sacrificial and patriotic service of protecting our homeland from internal and external threats.”
KDF Hands Over Wanini Kireri Level 4 Hospital To Correctional Department
“All organs, agencies and formations of our Country’s Internal Security and Defence continue to work together, mutually reinforcing each other in the spirit of collaboration and cooperation” Implored Kindiki
The Government prioritises access to quality medical care by security personnel and their families as a way of appreciating the crucial role of the various security organs to keeping the Country safe and secure for current and future generations.
