KNH to be closed for six months for renovation
Kenyatta National Hospital will be closed for at least six months of renovation.
The aim is to upgrade the 1,800-bed facility and then attract Kenyans who for years have gone to more costly private hospitals.
They often end up with bills they cannot pay and bodies are not released until the bills are settled.
KNH is Kenya's and the region's largest public hospital.
During closure, the public facilities built and upgraded by the Nairobi Metropolitan Services will cater for other patients.
Already patients are seeking services at other new facilities.
KNH was built in 1901 and houses the University of Nairobi's Medical School and other facilities and agencies.
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