Jekim hospital Meru re-opened

Jekim Hospital Meru re-opened as a result of a High Court ruling that was issued on Friday, June 23. This is taking place as authorities look into reports that some hospitals took part in the NHIF scam.
Jekim Hospital re-opened and resumed its regular services, albeit, when the hospital management sought legal assistance.
In a matter that was brought before Meru High Court Judge Edward Muriithi, Jekim Hospital Nkubu Ltd and John Kirimi Kirimania T/A Jekim Medical Centre (petitioners) opposed the closure of the institution in South Imenti Sub County.
The first, second, and third responders were identified as the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC), Health CS Susan Nakhumicha, and the Attorney General.
The petitioners asked for a conservatory order halting the closure letters, the suspension of the hospital’s license, and the closure order issued by CS Nakhumicha in their successful plea to reopen the facility.
The petitioners claimed that the parties concerned had broken the law, the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act, and Article 6(1) of the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).
As the matter was urgent, Justice Muriithi ordered that the application be served for a hearing and directions on June 29. He published a conservatory order that suspended the two letters—each dated June 19—for a week.
For their alleged involvement in an NHIF scandal that cost patients money from their NHIF benefits, the KMPDC had suspended all of the medical facilities that the Health CS had identified.
According to reports, some arthritis sufferers had their X-rays taken at Jekim Hospital before being driven by syndicate members to Nairobi hospitals for procedures and drugs.
According to Douglas Mutea, the head of the Meru Assembly Health Committee, which is looking into the matter, two patients reportedly passed away after that.
Ayub Bundi, speaker of the Meru Assembly, commended that the Jekim hospital Meru re-opened and said that its closure would have resulted in job losses and a loss of income for the management.
Bundi disclosed that Jekim Hospital Nkubu had been proven innocent because the Assembly’s preliminary investigations showed that it had not received any money from NHIF.
He stated that the hospital had just performed unpaid X-rays on the patients involved in the scam and had not actually treated them.
“A facility cannot be shut down arbitrarily. The owner would experience financial loss and many people would lose their employment,” according to Bundi. He made it clear that while inquiries are underway, the hospital should be able to function.
Despite the fact that the Health CS ordered the closure of his hospital while an inquiry took place, Dr. Kirimi, a director at Jekim, distanced himself from the incident.
He made it clear that his company had just performed X-rays and had not been involved in rendering medical care. He insisted that he had not been paid for the X-rays and was ignorant of the pain the victims went through after being transported to Nairobi hospitals.
Dr. Kirimi demanded in-depth examinations of the situation.
The Standard