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… || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-m', container: 'taboola-mid-article-thumbnails', placement: 'Mid Article Thumbnails', target_type: 'mix' }); Meanwhile, one person who sustained serious head injuries in the accident remains admitted at the Makueni County Referral Hospital …
Postmortems for 17 Makueni crash victims set for SundayThe Standard
… ered Catholic books and devotional Items such as rosaries.Six survivors who had been rushed to Sultan Hamud sub county hospital were discharged on Saturday morning while the driver of the truck who suffered serious head injuries was transferred to Makueni County Referral Hospital …
Families mourn as Salama road crash claim 17 pilgrimsCapital News
… Makueni County Referral Hospital provides an example of equipment being put into service. …
Devolution and healthcare: Are counties bringing better care closer to Kenyans?Capital News
… The Kenya Red Cross said the matatu was carrying an estimated 50 passengers from Ivingoni Ward to Kyathi when it lost control and rolled several times at Kalembwani. “Injured persons evacuated to Makueni County Referral Hospital. …
Seven killed, dozens injured after matatu plunges down slope in MakueniCitizen Digital
… The injured were taken to various health facilities, including Makueni County Referral Hospital and Matiliku Sub-County Hospital, for treatment. …
Makueni: Tragedy as 7 in entourage travelling for dowry ceremony killed in road accidentThe Standard
… We couldn’t tell who would survive and who would die; it ended in cries and deep silence,” Mutunga Kelvin, one of the survivors, told the Saturday Standard at Makueni County Referral Hospital, where he is recovering with a fractured upper arm. …
Makueni accident: Brakes failed before car plunged into riverThe Standard
… The county has already installed a 205 kilowatt solar power system at Makueni County Referral Hospital, cutting electricity costs by about 30 per cent and saving the facility nearly Sh7 million a year, according to Kilonzo. …
New Makueni public buildings to shun firewood, charcoalThe Standard
… Instead, the doctor used the telepresence platform to connect with specialists based at Makueni County Referral Hospital. …
Kenyan doctors turn to virtual reality, telemedicine to tackle maternal deathsCitizen Digital
… The Bungoma facility becomes the third paediatric operating theatre renovated in Kenya under the Smile Train-KidsOR partnership, following similar projects at Meru Teaching and Referral Hospital and Makueni County Referral Hospital. …
Thousands of children to benefit from new solar powered pediatric theatre in BungomaCitizen Digital
… The body was moved to Makueni County Referral Hospital mortuary as investigations continue.
Makueni: Search after skull find leads to discovery of headless body in thicketPostmortem examinations on 17 people who died in a road accident at Mlima Kiu on the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway are expected to be conducted on Sunday at Sultan Hamud Hospital in Makueni County. The victims were Catholic pilgrims travelling to the National Shrine in Subukia for National Prayer Day when the accident occurred.
4 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Postmortem examinations on 17 people who died in a road accident at Mlima Kiu on the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway are expected to be conducted on Sunday at Sultan Hamud Hospital in Makueni County. The victims were Catholic pilgrims travelling to the National Shrine in Subukia for National Prayer Day when the accident occurred.
4 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A road accident on Saturday morning at Salama, Kilome, in Makueni County claimed the lives of 16 pilgrims and their driver who were traveling to the National Shrine in Subukia for the National Prayer Day. The crash occurred when a truck carrying ballast suspected of having brake failure rammed into their vehicle.
3 October 2026 · The Standard →
More than a decade after Kenya devolved most frontline healthcare to 47 county governments, patients report expanded facilities and staffing, but face persistent challenges in access to medicines, equipment, and health workers across the country.
24 September 2026 · Capital News →
A matatu carrying passengers to a dowry ceremony veered off the road and plunged down a steep slope in Kibwezi, Makueni County, on Friday evening, killing seven people and injuring around 30 others. The vehicle lost control near a diversion and rolled several times before coming to rest on rocks near a river, according to eyewitness accounts.
15 August 2026 · Capital News →
A 45-seater matatu carrying family members and friends travelling to a dowry ceremony lost its brakes while descending a steep section of the Emali–Ukia road in Makueni County, rolled several times, and killed at least seven people with more than 30 others seriously injured.
15 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Eight people died and more than 40 were injured on Friday night when a matatu traveling to a dowry ceremony in Kalamba, Makueni County, plunged into a river after its braking system failed on a steep section of road. Survivors reported that the engine cut out and the vehicle lost power steering and braking control before going down a cliff in darkness.
15 August 2026 · The Standard →
Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. announced that Makueni County will prohibit firewood and charcoal use in new and renovated public institutions, mandating clean energy instead. The policy targets schools, health facilities and training institutions, which the governor said are among the county's largest biomass consumers and sources of deforestation and health risks.
14 June 2026 · The Standard →
Kenyan obstetricians and maternal health experts are deploying virtual reality and telemedicine technologies to reduce maternal deaths, which the Ministry of Health estimates at 5,000 to 6,000 annually from pregnancy and childbirth complications. The effort includes the launch of the PPH School, an initiative led by Prof Moses Obimbo to address preventable causes of maternal mortality.
3 June 2026 · The Standard →
IcFEM Dreamland Mission Hospital in Bungoma County has unveiled a solar-powered paediatric theatre renovated through a partnership between Smile Train and Kids Operating Room, designed to expand access to specialized surgical care for children in Western Kenya.
11 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Police in Makueni County recovered a decomposing headless body in a thicket, a day after a human skull was found along River Kyang'ondu in Mbooni East. Detectives are treating the case as suspected homicide, with the remains unidentified and preliminary investigations suggesting the victim may have been killed.
28 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →