{"id":9879,"date":"2025-10-07T16:34:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T13:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/?p=9879"},"modified":"2025-10-07T16:34:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T13:34:54","slug":"torch-africa-view-point-on-level-6-national-teaching-and-referral-hospital-in-bungoma-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/?p=9879","title":{"rendered":"TORCH AFRICA VIEW POINT ON LEVEL 6 National Teaching And Referral Hospital In Bungoma County"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Prof.Nyukuri Barasa<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Level 6 Hospital is a national government institution established and managed under the State Corporation Act. It is not a County Government facility that is obliged to hire local specialists in the name of medical doctors like neurologist, neo-surgeons, oncologist, paediatricians, etc.<\/p>\n

The health workers and specialists for such a facility will be sourced from across the 47 Counties in the Republic of Kenya, East African Community, Continent of Africa and the Globe.<\/p>\n

The majority of the technical staff for level 6 Hospital won’t come from Sichei or Bungoma County. They may be from other parts of the Country as External and International specialists\/consultants.<\/p>\n

For a client to reach level 6, he or she must have come from other health facilities elsewhere in the referral pathways or protocol of levels 1 to 5 or unless it is an emergency.<\/p>\n

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Prof Nyukuri Barasa who is also the executive director of the Torch Africa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We don’t have to wait for 20 years to train locals to take up specialist positions at level 6 Hospital for it to operate optimally.<\/p>\n

Indeed, most of the health care services will be handled by the aforementioned levels except those highly specialized that lack specialists at lower levels.<\/p>\n

There will be a referral system or framework for client movement, specimen movement and specialist movement from the lower levels to level 6 Hospital.<\/p>\n

Currently, most clients from Bungoma County are referred to Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) , Kenyatta National Hospital, Jaramogi Odinga Oginga Referral Hospital, whose distance are far longer abs can not be compared to Sichei .<\/p>\n

Let us not trivialize the debate on this historical landmark institution (Level 6 National Teaching and Referral Hospital).<\/p>\n

We should de-politicize the debate and be open- minded but not open mouthed in our deliberations about the establishment of level 6 National Teaching and Referral Hospital in any part of Bungoma.<\/p>\n

Soon Webuye Sub County Hospital may become either level 5 or 6 because it has another development partner who is investing in it to become a Medical Plaza. It will not only serve the people of Webuye and Tongaren but also neighbouring constituencies in Kakamega County like Lugari and Malaba.<\/p>\n

In the spirit and letter of devolution and equitable distribution of national resources, stipulated in Articles 6, 10, 174 , 186 of the Constitution of Kenya as read together with the Four Schedule, the establishment of Level 6 Hospital at Sichei should not occupy our minds so much as long as it is in Bungoma County which is part of the Republic of Kenya.<\/p>\n

There are some stakeholders claiming that there was no adequate public participation before the decision to put up a level 6 Hospital in the Sichei area. They could be right to some extent. However, public participation on level 6 Hospital should be done across the 47 Counties in Kenya not just in Bungoma County because it is a national government institution.<\/p>\n

Other citizens of Kenya should have been given an opportunity to also debate whether they want it established in Bungoma County, Garissa, Busia, Kitui, Lamu, Migori , Tharaka Nithi , West Pokot or any other County.<\/p>\n

The argument regarding the establishment of the level 6 Hospital should not have been dominated by residents of Bungoma County. It should come from residents of other 46 counties in the Republic of Kenya.<\/p>\n

This is my considered opinion and viewpoints on level 6 Hospital.<\/p>\n

These are not views of Critical Thinkers WhatsApp Group. We can agree to disagree but I stand by my statement<\/p>\n

Torch Africa Viewpoint
\nEmail torchafrica@gmail.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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