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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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In coverage

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  1. July 2026
  2. Citizen Digital

    Mbagathi Hospital performs first Laparoscopic surgery By Citizen Reporter July 01, 2026 02:11 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize Mbagathi Hospital has successfully performed its first laparos

    Mbagathi Hospital performs first Laparoscopic surgery

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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