The President’s keynote address

By Winfred Gumbo

After President’s muchanticipated visit and launching of the Zarina Merali Daycare Centre, Centre for Kidney Diseases & Organ Transplantation (CKDOT) and Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory (HLA Lab) he took time to address the KNH members of staff and members of the media or 4th estate who were patiently seated and waiting at the Administration Block parking lot.

“It is my pleasure to work together with you to bring healing to where there was once suffering of the renal patients,” said President Uhuru Kenyatta.

“I’m delighted and honored to join you today in launching very important and strategic facilities in the development of healthcare provision at Kenyatta National Hospital and indeed the country. They include the Zarina Merali Daycare Centre as well as the Centre for Kidney Diseases & Organ Transplantation and Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory (HLA Lab),” continued the President.

Upon finishing his keynote address, the president thanked the members of staff for their work reiterating that the facility alone cannot help patients if there are no better outcomes.

“What has made me the happiest is that during our walk, Dr. Evanson Kamuri told me there has been 100% success rate for all the surgeries. This means that it is not only a question of equipment, but the competence or capability and capacity of our healthcare workers,” added the president.

H.E Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta giving his speech during the launch.

PHOTO | NICHOLAS WAMALWA

“Additionally, by the introduction of satellite Nairobi Metropolitan Service (NMS) Hospitals within the estates, KNH has been decongested since the number of walk in patients has reduced from 500 to around 100 patients per day. This will enable KNH be the premier national hospital,” concluded the president.

He thanked the staff for being focused in doing their work to help deliver service to the country so as to fulfill Universal Health Coverage mandate as one of the Big 4 agendas.

“What has made me the happiest is that during our walk, Dr. Evanson Kamuri told me there has been 100% success rate for all the surgeries. This means that it is not only a question of equipment, but the competence or capability and capacity of our healthcare workers,” .. His Excellency, Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta