President William Ruto has broken his silence over allegations of trying to take over the Nairobi Hospital.

Speaking on Tuesday, March 17, in Mt Elgon, Bungoma County, President Ruto dismissed the claims, saying senior doctors from Nairobi Hospital approached him to save the Hospital.

“Senior doctors, senior professionals from Nairobi Hospitals approached me to save Nairobi Hospital from conmen, fraudsters and charlatans who wanted to expropriate it. Nairobi Hospital is a premier medical institution that serves the region. There is no way I am going to allow Nairobi Hospital to be taken hostage by fraudsters,” he said.

“I have instructed with clarity that all those who are involved in fraudulent activities in Nairobi Hospital will be removed, taken to court, charged and Nairobi Hospital is going to serve the people of Kenya,” he said.

“We are going to stand with Nairobi Hospital. It is an institution that serves the Republic of Kenya and we are going to defend its right to exist and we are going to stop at nothing.”

Further, he hit out at the opposition over claims that he was attempting an illegal takeover of the hospital board through intimidation.

“I want to tell the brainless opposition to find something else to do, leave Nairobi Hospital alone, you know nothing. They are just scavengers scavenging on any headline,” he added.

On Monday, Job Obwaka was charged with failing to lodge the company’s 2022 and 2023 financial statements with the Registrar.