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Mbagathi Hospital

Mbagathi Hospital — a public health facility in Nairobi providing emergency, surgical, and intensive care services, currently operating amid ongoing labor disputes.

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  1. September 2026
  2. The Standard

    Central Business District, the Dishi na County school feeding programme and improvements in healthcare are some of the projects City Hall boasts of.According to him, the Dishi na County programme is now providing meals to more than 324,000 children daily, while Mbagathi Hospital

    Sakaja now banks on 'let's talk' podcast to seek second term
  3. Citizen Digital

    He said Dishi na County was providing meals to more than 324,000 children daily, while Mbagathi Hospital had acquired a neonatal intensive care unit.

    Sakaja launches podcast to engage Nairobi residents on city affairs
  4. The Standard

    Mbagathi Hospital is operating below full capacity as the nurses’ strike enters its fifth week, with management relying on locum staff to keep essential services running.

    Nurses strike enters fifth week as CBA implementation remains unresolved
  5. August 2026
  6. Citizen Digital

    She was taken to Nairobi Women's Hospital before being referred to Kenyatta National Hospital and later Mbagathi Hospital.

    Three suspects in custody as two-week-old baby remains missing in Kibera
  7. The Standard

    Justice Kanyi Kimondo ordered that the trio should be presented by prison authorities to Mbagathi Hospital or any other hospital in Nairobi for the test, in readiness for plea-taking on September 23, 2026.At the same time, Police Constable Elijah Kibelion Kimoi, attached to Karin

    14 more detention days for Dr Mutiso murder suspects, court orders mental assessment
  8. Citizen Digital

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    Nairobi expands newborn, ICU and renal care services
  9. Citizen Digital

    Cheruiyot said that they rushed him to Mbagathi Hospital and were then referred to Kenyatta National Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

    Family demands justice after kin stabbed to death in road-rage confrontation
  10. July 2026
  11. Citizen Digital

    What began as a night of merry-making with friends at the Nairobi West Prison Mess in Lang'ata ended in tragedy, with the 33-year-old pilot dying at Mbagathi Hospital after being rushed there by a man who identified himself as a Good Samaritan.

    Police probe mysterious death of KQ pilot after night-out in Nairobi West Prison
  12. The Standard

    This is after a panel of three psychiatrists from Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital found him mentally fit to stand trial, overturning earlier psychiatric assessment reports by doctors at Mbagathi Hospital and the University of Nairobi that had delayed the plea-taki

    Kalombote pleads not guilty to murder of KNH patient
  13. Citizen Digital

    22, 2026 07:56 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Albert Ojwang Audio By Vocalize Questions over why three police officers from Central Police Station delayed taking the late Albert Ojwang to Mbagathi Hospital

    Police delayed taking Albert Ojwang to hospital by 24 minutes, court hears

Yesterday

  1. Nairobi Governor Sakaja launches podcast ahead of 2027 re-election bid

    Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has launched a podcast called "let's talk" to engage residents on development, service delivery, and issues affecting their daily lives as he prepares for the 2027 General Election. Sakaja described the podcast as a "digital baraza," saying it will allow him to share his administration's scorecard and vision for the capital.

    3 September 2026 · The Standard

Wednesday 2 September

  1. Nairobi Governor Sakaja launches podcast on city affairs

    Nairobi Governor Sakaja Johnson has launched a podcast called "Discussion with Nairobi" to engage residents on development, service delivery and challenges facing the capital. In the first episode, Sakaja discussed his administration's achievements including the Dishi na County school feeding programme providing meals to over 324,000 children daily and improvements at Mbagathi Hospital.

    2 September 2026 · Citizen Digital

  2. Nurses strike enters fifth week amid unresolved CBA talks

    Mbagathi Hospital is operating below full capacity as the nurses' strike continues into its fifth week, with management using locum staff to maintain essential services while collective bargaining agreement implementation remains unresolved.

    2 September 2026 · The Standard

Friday 28 August

  1. Three suspects held over missing two-week-old baby in Kibera

    Police have arrested three suspects in connection with the theft of a two-week-old baby boy taken from a medical facility in Kibera on August 17, 2026. The child's mother left him at the facility in Makina while seeking casual work and transport fare home.

    28 August 2026 · Citizen Digital

Thursday 27 August

  1. High Court orders mental assessment for Dr Mutiso murder suspects

    The High Court has directed that Rose Mbithe, her two children Chris and Angela Mulwa, and Police Constable Elijah Kibelion Kimoi undergo mental tests to determine fitness to answer murder charges in the death of Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso on July 29, 2026. The four suspects face plea-taking on September 23, 2026, after a 14-day detention extension.

    27 August 2026 · The Standard

Wednesday 26 August

  1. Nairobi adds newborn, ICU, and renal care units

    Nairobi County has added 224 newborn care units, 23 neonatal intensive care units, and 20 adult intensive care units over the past four years, according to Governor Johnson Sakaja. The expansion has increased capacity to handle complicated deliveries, premature and critically ill newborns, and other cases requiring specialised care.

    26 August 2026 · Citizen Digital

Monday 3 August

  1. 30-year-old stabbed to death in Nairobi road rage incident

    A 30-year-old man, Kennedy Ngeno, was stabbed to death near Nyayo National Stadium along Mombasa Road in Nairobi after a road rage confrontation with an online taxi driver following a minor accident. His family is demanding justice.

    3 August 2026 · Citizen Digital

Wednesday 29 July

  1. Police investigate death of Kenya Airways pilot after incident

    Police have launched a murder investigation into the death of Kenya Airways pilot Kelvin Theuri Wachira, 33, who died from severe head injuries after an altercation at the Nairobi West Prison Mess in Lang'ata on July 19 and was later found unconscious near the facility entrance.

    29 July 2026 · Citizen Digital

Tuesday 28 July

  1. Murder suspect Kalombote pleads not guilty at KNH case

    Kennedy Kalombote has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Gilbert Kinyua Muthoni at Kenyatta National Hospital, after being found mentally fit to stand trial by three psychiatrists. The prosecution has indicated it will oppose his bail.

    28 July 2026 · The Standard

Wednesday 22 July

  1. Police delayed taking Ojwang to hospital by 24 minutes, court hears

    An IPOA forensic expert told the court that police delayed taking the late Albert Ojwang to Mbagathi Hospital by 24 minutes on June 8, 2025, after departing Central Police Station where he had allegedly been assaulted, with CCTV footage showing the vehicle arrived at the hospital at 1:35 a.m., where Ojwang was pronounced dead on arrival.

    22 July 2026 · Citizen Digital

Wednesday 1 July

  1. Mbagathi Hospital performs first laparoscopic surgery

    Mbagathi Hospital has successfully performed its first laparoscopic surgery following acquisition of a laparoscopic machine, with the procedure completed on a patient with symptomatic gallstones. The minimally invasive operation was fully covered under the Social Health Authority, sparing the patient out-of-pocket expenses.

    1 July 2026 · Citizen Digital

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