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Duale says Sh50b new referral hospital in Eldoret will be manned by KDF

By Stephen Rutto | 5h ago
Uasin Gishu Governor Jonathan Bii, MP Gladys Boss Shollei, CS Aden Duale, Senator Jackson Mandago and other officials view the map during the ground-breaking of Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital Multi-Specialty Hospital at Kiplombe Farm on November 17, 2025. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) will supervise the construction of a new Sh50 billion Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH), which has been touted as the country’s largest health facility.

The 4,000-bed multi-speciality hospital whose construction on a 200-acre land in Kiplombe, Eldoret was launched yesterday, surpasses the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) in capacity.

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